Ansel Polak Daniels (2 August 1842, The Hague - 1 April 1891, The Hague) [1] [2] was a Dutch chess master.
He won the Dutch Championship at The Hague 1877, [3] and also won at The Hague 1878; [4] he took 7th at The Hague 1881 [5] and Rotterdam 1883. [6] Polak was the son of Meijer Polak Daniels and Alida Ezechiels and was married to Elise Marchand. [2]
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