1915 in chess
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- Marshall Chess Divan started by Frank James Marshall. Forerunner to Marshall Chess ClubMarshall Chess ClubThe Marshall Chess Club in New York City is one of the oldest chess clubs in the United States, located in Greenwich Village. The club was formed in 1915 by a group of players led by Frank Marshall. It is a non-profit organization.-History:...
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Tournaments
- Triberg chess tournamentTriberg chess tournamentThe Triberg chess tournament constitutes a series of chess tournaments, held in Triberg im Schwarzwald during World War I.Eleven players from the Russian Empire, who participated in the interrupted Mannheim 1914 chess tournament, were interned in Rastatt, Germany, after the declaration of war...
won by Efim BogoljubowEfim BogoljubowEfim Dmitriyevich Bogolyubov was a Russo-German chess grandmaster who won numerous events and played two matches with Alexander Alekhine for the world championship.-Early career:...
ahead of Ilya RabinovichIlya RabinovichIlya Rabinovich was a Russian chess master.-Biography:In 1911 Ilya Leontievich Rabinovich tied for 1st with Platz in Saint Petersburg...
and Peter RomanovskyPeter RomanovskyPeter Arsenievich Romanovsky was a Russian chess International Master, International Arbiter, and author.-Biography:At the beginning of his career in Sankt Petersburg, he shared fourth place in 1908 , tied for 10-11th in 1909 , took second place behind Smorodsky in 1913, and shared first with...
, 1914/15 - New York (Metropolitan Chess League), won by Edward LaskerEdward LaskerEdward Lasker was a leading German-American chess and Go player. He was awarded the title of International Master of chess by FIDE. Lasker was an engineer by profession, and an author.-Background:...
, January - Vienna (Quadrangular), won by Józef DominikJózef DominikJózef Dominik was a Polish chess master.Born in Dobczyce , he was educated in Crakow...
, March - 25th London City championship (London, England), won by George Alan ThomasGeorge Alan ThomasSir George Alan Thomas, Bart. was a British badminton, tennis and chess player. He was twice British Chess Champion and a 21-time All-England Badminton champion. He also played in the semi-finals of the men's tennis doubles at Wimbledon in 1911...
, March - New York won by José Raúl CapablancaJosé Raúl CapablancaJosé Raúl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. One of the greatest players of all time, he was renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play...
followed by Frank James Marshall, Oscar ChajesOscar ChajesOscar Chajes was an Austrian, then American chess player.-Biography:Chajes was Jewish and was born in Brody, Galicia, in what is now Ukraine. In 1909, he won in Excelsior, Minnesota . In 1910, he took 2nd in Chicago. In January/February 1911, he tied for 3rd-4th in New York...
and Abraham KupchikAbraham KupchikAbraham Kupchik was an American chess master.Abraham Kupchik was born into a Jewish family in Brest . His family emigrated to the USA in 1903....
, Jacob BernsteinJacob BernsteinJacob Bernstein was an American chess master.Born into a Jewish family, he lived in New York. He won three consecutive New York State Chess Championships , and shared 1st with Herman Steiner in 1929, but lost a tiebreak to him.He also tied for 8-9th at New York 1913 ,tied for 5-6th at New York...
and Ed Lasker, 19 April – 7 May - 16th US Open Chess Championship (Excelsior, MinnesotaExcelsior, MinnesotaExcelsior is a settlement on Lake Minnetonka in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,188 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
), won by Jackson Whipps Showalter ahead of Norman Tweed WhitakerNorman Tweed WhitakerNorman Tweed Whitaker was an International Master of chess. After more than ten years of campaigning, he was awarded the title by FIDE in 1965 , based on his earlier play . He was involved in a confidence trick involving the Lindbergh kidnapping and went to prison several times...
, finished 21 August - Utica won by Charles JaffeCharles JaffeCharles Jaffé was a Belarusian-American chess master, of virtually Grandmaster strength at his peak in the 1910s, when he was one of the world's top players. Jaffe was also a chess writer....
- Triberg won by Efim Bogoljubow ahead of Ilya RabinovichIlya RabinovichIlya Rabinovich was a Russian chess master.-Biography:In 1911 Ilya Leontievich Rabinovich tied for 1st with Platz in Saint Petersburg...
and Alexander FlambergAlexander FlambergAlexander Flamberg was a Polish chess master.-Biography:Alexander Davidovich Flamberg born in Warsaw , spent his early years in England, where he learnt to play chess. After return to Warsaw, he became one of the strongest Polish chess players. In 1900, he took 2nd, behind Salomon Langleben, in... - Triberg won by Efim Bogoljubow ahead of Alexey SeleznievAlexey SeleznievAlexey Selezniev was a Russian chess master....
and Ilya Rabinovich - Triberg won by Efim Bogoljubow of Ilya Rabinovich and Alexey Selezniev
- Moscow won by Nikolai ZubarevNikolai ZubarevNikolai Zubarev was a Russian chess master.During World War I, he won ahead of Peter Yurdansky at Moscow 1915, and tied for 4-5th at Moscow 1916. After the war, he won twice Moscow City Chess Championship in 1927 and 1930...
ahead of Peter YurdanskyPeter YurdanskyPeter Konstantinovich Yurdansky was a Russian chess master.He won Moscow City Chess Championship in 1913 and tied for 8-9th at Moscow 1913, shared 2nd at Mannheim 1914 tournament , took 2nd at Moscow 1915, took 3rd at Moscow 1916, tied for 7-8th at Moscow 1924, and took 10th at Moscow 1925.His... - St. Petersburg won by Alexander Ilyin-Genevsky and Golubev
- 6th Danish Chess ChampionshipDanish Chess ChampionshipThe Danish Chess Championship was organised by the Danish Chess Union and first held in 1910. A masterclass was first introduced in 1915. But it is only from 1922 that the title of Danish chess champion was introduced, this was the first year also players from Copenhagen joined.-History:In 1949...
(HorsensHorsensHorsens is a Danish city in east Jutland. It is the site of the council of Horsens municipality. The city's population is 53,807 and the Horsens municipality's population is 82,835 ....
, Denmark), won by Johannes GiersingJohannes GiersingJohannes Hjalmar Giersing was a Danish chess master.At the beginning of his career, he tied for 4-5th in Copenhagen 1895 . Giersing played several times in Nordic Chess Championship, and won at Kristiania 1903... - Amsterdam won by G.J. van Gelder
- Rotterdam won by G.J. van Gelder
- Scheveningen won by Max MarchandMax MarchandMax Marchand was a Dutch chess master.During World War I, he played only in the neutral Netherlands and Denmark. In 1915, he took second in Amsterdam, won in Scheveningen, and took second in Rotterdam. In 1916, he tied for second-fourth, behind Paul Johner, in Copenhagen , and won in Amsterdam...
- Hastings won by Reginald Price MichellReginald Price MichellReginald Pryce Michell was an English chess master.He was British Amateur Champion in 1902. He played in eight England vs...
- 7th Leopold Trebitsch Memorial TournamentLeopold Trebitsch Memorial TournamentLeopold Trebitsch Memorial Tournament was a chess competition organized by the family of Austrian silk manufacturer Leopold Trebitsch. Twenty tournaments were played in Vienna between 1907 and 1938....
(Vienna, Austria), won by Carl SchlechterCarl SchlechterCarl Schlechter was a leading Austrian chess master and theoretician at the turn of the 20th century. He is best known for drawing a World Chess Championship match with Emanuel Lasker.-Early life:...
followed by Richard RétiRichard RétiRéti composed one of the most famous chess studies, shown in this diagram. It was published in Ostrauer Morgenzeitung 4 December 1921. It seems impossible for the white king to catch the advanced black pawn, while the white pawn can be easily stopped by the black king...
, Arthur KaufmannArthur KaufmannArthur Kaufmann was an Austrian chess master.Born in Romania, he lived and played in Vienna. In 1892, he tied for 5-6th , shared 3rd in 1893/94 , twice took 2nd in 1896 and 1897/98, both behind Georg Marco. He drew a match with Marco in 1893.Because of illness, his career was broken for many...
, Georg MarcoGeorg MarcoGeorg Marco was a Romanian chess player.He was born in Chernivtsi , Bukovina...
, František SchubertFrantišek SchubertFrantišek Schubert was a Czech chess master.Before World War I, he took 4th at Pilsen 1911 , played at Böhmisch Trübau 1913, and took 7th at Jungbunzlau 1913 .In 1915, he took 5th in Vienna František Schubert (27 April 1894, Mladá Boleslav – December 1940) was a Czech chess master.Before World...
, and Ignatz von PopielIgnatz von PopielIgnatz von Popiel was a Polish-Ukrainian chess player.-Biography:... - Moscow won by Alexander AlekhineAlexander AlekhineAlexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
ahead of Vladimir NenarokovVladimir NenarokovVladimir Ivanovich Nenarokov was a Russian chess master and theoretician. Born in Moscow, he was one of the strongest masters in his home town around 1900....
and Peter YurdanskyPeter YurdanskyPeter Konstantinovich Yurdansky was a Russian chess master.He won Moscow City Chess Championship in 1913 and tied for 8-9th at Moscow 1913, shared 2nd at Mannheim 1914 tournament , took 2nd at Moscow 1915, took 3rd at Moscow 1916, tied for 7-8th at Moscow 1924, and took 10th at Moscow 1925.His...
, December - 26th London championship (London, England), won by Theodor GermannTheodor GermannTheodor Germann was a Latvian chess master.He tied for 6-8th at Riga 1899 , took 5th at Riga 1900, took 6th at Dorpat 1901 , tied for 6-7th at Riga 1902, tied for 3-4th at Reval 1904, tied for 6-7th at Riga 1907, and tied for 8-9th at Reval 1909.In 1910s, he lived in...
and Edward Guthlac SergeantEdward Guthlac SergeantEdward Guthlac Sergeant was an English chess master.He participated many times in British Chess Championship, London City championships, and Hastings International Chess Congress. In 1907, he tied for 2nd-5th in London...
, 1915/16 - Triberg (Triangular), won by Efim Bogoljubow ahead of Ilya RabinovichIlya RabinovichIlya Rabinovich was a Russian chess master.-Biography:In 1911 Ilya Leontievich Rabinovich tied for 1st with Platz in Saint Petersburg...
and Alexey Selezniev, 1915/16
Matches
- 17–20 May - Addey Dixon beat H. Thomas (+3 –1 =0) in Belfast.
- ca.24 May - John O'HanlonJohn O'HanlonJohn O'Hanlon was an Irish chess master.He won nine times Irish Chess Championship, first title in 1913 and the last in 1940...
beat Addey Dixon (+3 –0 =0) in Portadown. - Gyula BreyerGyula BreyerGyula Breyer was a Hungarian chess player. He was a leading member of the hypermodern school of chess theory, which favored controlling the center with pressure from the flanks....
won against Jan F. EsserJan F. EsserJohannes "Jan" Fredericus Samuel Esser was a Dutch plastic surgeon who pioneered innovative methods of reconstructive surgery on soldiers wounded in the First World War...
(+2 –1 =1) in Budapest. - Jacques MiesesJacques Mieses----Jacques Mieses was a German-born Jewish chess Grandmaster and writer. He became a naturalized British citizen after World War II.p258-Chess career:...
defeated Siegbert TarraschSiegbert TarraschSiegbert Tarrasch was one of the strongest chess players and most influential chess teachers of the late 19th century and early 20th century....
(+1 –0 =1) in Berlin. - Edward Guthlac SergeantEdward Guthlac SergeantEdward Guthlac Sergeant was an English chess master.He participated many times in British Chess Championship, London City championships, and Hastings International Chess Congress. In 1907, he tied for 2nd-5th in London...
beat Theodor GermannTheodor GermannTheodor Germann was a Latvian chess master.He tied for 6-8th at Riga 1899 , took 5th at Riga 1900, took 6th at Dorpat 1901 , tied for 6-7th at Riga 1902, tied for 3-4th at Reval 1904, tied for 6-7th at Riga 1907, and tied for 8-9th at Reval 1909.In 1910s, he lived in...
(play-off) (+2 –0 =0) in London, 1915/16.
Births
- 21 February - René LetelierRené LetelierRené Letelier Martner was a Chilean chess player with the title of International Master.-Biography:...
in San Bernardo. Chilean ch. 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1973, IM 1960. - 3 March - Kazimierz PlaterKazimierz PlaterKazimierz Plater was a Polish chess master.Born into an aristocratic family in Vilnius, he studied in Warsaw where he won the Warsaw County Championship in 1934....
born in Vilna. Polish ch. 1949, 1956, 1957. IM 1950. - 20 April - Maximilian UjtelkyMaximilian UjtelkyMaximilián Samuel Rudolf Ujtelky was a Slovak chess master and theoretician.Dr. Ujtelky was a direct descendant of famous Hungarian composer Franz Liszt, and his original last name was Ujteleky....
born in Hungary/Slovakia. Slovak IM 1961. - 20 May - Erik Jakob Larsson born in Landskrona, Sweden.
- 14 June - Nicolaas CortleverNicolaas CortleverNicolaas Cortlever was a Dutch chess master.He tied for 7-8th at Rotterdam 1936 ; took 2nd at Amsterdam 1938 ; won at the 2nd Hoogovens Beverwijk 1939 ; tied for 4-6th at Amsterdam I and 3rd-4th at Amsterdam II in 1939.During World War II, he tied for 2nd-3rd at...
, born in Amsterdam. Dutch IM 1950. - 30 August - Hermann Albrecht, born in Marburg, Germany. IJComp 1957.
- 31 August - David Vincent HooperDavid Vincent HooperDavid Vincent Hooper , born in Reigate, was a British chess player and writer. As an amateur, he tied for fifth place in the 1949 British Championship at Felixstowe. He was the British correspondence chess champion in 1944 and the London Chess Champion in 1948...
, born in Reigate, England. British cr ch 1944. - 27 November - Shlomo SmiltinerShlomo SmiltinerShlomo Smiltiner an Israeli chess master.He played thrice for Israel in Chess Olympiads.* In 1956, at second reserve board in 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow ;...
, Israeli master. - Edward GerstenfeldEdward GerstenfeldEdward Issakovich Gerstenfeld was a Polish chess master.Born into a Jewish family in Lviv, Galicia , he took 3rd, behind Henryk Friedman and Izaak Schächter, in the Lvov City championships in 1933, took 3rd at Lvov 1933 , took 7th in the Lvov City-ch, and won...
born in Lvov. Polish-Ukrainian master. - David PollandDavid PollandDavid S. Polland was an American chess master.He tied for 2nd-4th at New York 1930/31 ,...
born in USA ? U.S. Open ch 1937 and NYS ch 1937.
Deaths
- Thomas Bright Wilson died of cholera. Secretary of the Manchester Chess Club, England. He invented the first mechanical chess clock in 1883.
- Mattia Cavallotti died in Milan. Cavallotti Countergambit.
- Matteo GladigMatteo GladigMatteo Gladig was an Italian chess master.Born in Triest , he won at Triest 1905 , took 2nd, behind Giovanni Martinolich, at Triest 1909 , and drew a short match with Oldřich Duras at Triest 1909...
died in Ljubljana. Italian master. - 19 March - Eugene Cook, died in Hoboken, NJ. 1st American composer of note.
- 2 November - Isaac RiceIsaac RiceIsaac Leopold Rice was a U.S. inventor and a chess patron and author.- Biography :...
, American inventor and chess patron, died in USA. Rice Gambit.