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- Basic Chess EndingsBasic Chess EndingsBasic Chess Endings is a book on chess endgames which was written by Grandmaster Reuben Fine and originally published in 1941. It is considered the first systematic book in English on the endgame phase of the game of chess. It is the best-known endgame book in English and is a classic piece of...
by Reuben FineReuben FineReuben Fine was one of the strongest chess players in the world from the early 1930s through the 1940s, an International Grandmaster, psychologist, university professor, and author of many books on both chess and psychology.Fine won five medals in three chess Olympiads. Fine won the U.S...
was published. - 29 August 1941 - Gideon StåhlbergGideon StåhlbergAnders Gideon Tom Ståhlberg was a Swedish chess grandmaster.He won the Swedish Chess Championship of 1927, became Nordic champion in 1929, and held it until 1939....
played a 400 game simultaneous exhibitionSimultaneous exhibitionA simultaneous exhibition or simultaneous display is a board game exhibition in which one player plays multiple games at a time with a number of other players. Such an exhibition is often referred to simply as a "simul".In a regular simul, no chess clocks are used...
in Buenos Aires; 364 wins, 14 draws, 22 losses. - 8–14 September 1941 - Europaturnier held in Munich, was organised by Ehrhardt PostEhrhardt PostAlfred M. Ehrhardt Post was a German chess master and functionary.-Biography:At the beginning of his career, he won and tied for 3-6th at Hanover 1902 . He tied for 7-8th at Coburg 1904 and 12-13th at Barmen 1905...
, the Chief Executive of Nazi Grossdeutscher Schachbund. Max EuweMax EuweMachgielis Euwe was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, mathematician, and author. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion . Euwe also served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.- Early years :Euwe was born in Watergraafsmeer, near Amsterdam...
had declined the invitation for München 1941 due to his "occupational obligations", as manager of a groceries business. This time he refused to participate, because 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...
was invited. Euwe mentioned futile reasons. The real motive was Alekhine’s offence of Euwe in his anti-Semitic articles. Alekhine wrote six Nazi articles which first appeared in the Paris newspaper Pariser Zeitung in March 1941. He wrote a series of articles for Die Deutsche Zeitung in den Niederlanden called "Jewish and Aryan Chess." The articles were reproduced in Deutsch Schachzeitung. Among others, Alekhine had written about the "Jewish clique" around Euwe in World Chess Championship 1935World Chess Championship 1935The 1935 World Chess Championship was played between Max Euwe and Alexander Alekhine. It was played in the Netherlands from October 3 to December 16, 1935. Euwe was the winner.-Results:...
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The Munich 1941 chess tournament
Munich 1941 chess tournament
The second Europaturnier was held in Munich in 8-14 September 1941. The event was organised by Ehrhardt Post, the Chief Executive of Nazi Grossdeutscher Schachbund. Max Euwe had declined the invitation for München 1941 due to his "occupational obligations", as manager of a groceries business...
was won by Gösta Stoltz
Gösta Stoltz
-Biography:Stoltz played a few matches with strong chess masters. In 1926, he lost to Mikhail Botvinnik at a team match Stockholm – Leningrad in Stockholm. In 1927, he drew with Allan Nilsson in Göteborg . In 1930, he won against Isaac Kashdan in Stockholm. In 1930, he lost to Rudolf Spielmann ...
, who scored a spectacular victory (1½ points ahead of Alekhine and Erik Lundin
Erik Lundin
Erik Lundin a Swedish chess master.In 1928, he won in Oslo, took 5th in Helsingborg, tied for 2nd-3rd in Stockholm . In 1929, he took 2nd in Göteborg , and took 3rd in Västerås...
), and won 1,000 Reichsmarks. His trophy (donated by the Ministerpräsident Ludwig Siebert
Ludwig Siebert (politician)
Ludwig Siebert was a Nazi politician and Bavarian prime minister from 1933 to 1942.-Life:...
) of Meissen porcelain
Meissen porcelain
Meissen porcelain or Meissen china is the first European hard-paste porcelain that was developed from 1708 by Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus. After his death that October, Johann Friedrich Böttger, continued his work and brought porcelain to the market...
is worth close to $1,000.
Tournaments
- SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
(the New South Wales championship), won by Lajos SteinerLajos SteinerLajos Steiner was a Hungarian–born Australian chess master.Steiner was one of four children of Bernat Steiner, a mathematics teacher, and his wife Cecilia,, and a younger brother of Endre Steiner...
ahead of Gary KoshnitskyGary KoshnitskyGregory Koshnitsky was an Australian chess master.Born in Kishinev, Bessarabia , he emigrated in his youth to Australia....
and Cecil PurdyCecil PurdyCecil John Seddon Purdy was an Australian chess International Master and inaugural World Correspondence Chess champion. Purdy earned the Grandmaster title at Correspondence Chess in 1953...
, 1940/41. - BeverwijkBeverwijkBeverwijk is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The town is located about northwest of Amsterdam in the Randstad metropolitan area, north of the North Sea Canal very close to the North Sea coast...
(the 4th Hoogovenschaaktoernoi) won by Arthur WijnansArthur WijnansArthur J. Wijnans was a Dutch chess player and study composer.He took 3rd in Dutch Chess Championship in 1939, took 4th at Beverwijk 1940 , won at Beverwijk 1941 , and shared 2nd, after Arnold van den Hoek, at Beverwijk 1943...
, January 1941. - Lvov won by Eduard Gerstenfeld ahead of Izaak AppelIzaak Appel-Biography:In 1926, he took 12th. place in the Warsaw competition, which was won by Dawid Przepiórka. In 1929, he took 2nd place, behind Teodor Regedziński, in the Championship of Łódź. In 1930, he took 6th place in Zoppot , the event won by Paulin Frydman. In 1930–1934 and 1937, Appel won...
, Henryk FriedmanHenryk FriedmanHenryk Friedman was a Polish chess master.He lived in Lvov . In 1926–1934, Friedman won seven times in succession the Championship of Lvov but 1930, when he took 2nd place behind Stepan Popel. Friedman played in four Polish championships. In 1926, he took 14th in Warsaw . The event was won by...
, Emanuel RubinsteinEmanuel RubinsteinEmanuel Rubinstein was a Polish chess master.In the 1920s, Emanuel Rubinstein from Cracow was a collaborator of the Wiener Schachzeitung. He took 4th at Cracow 1926 ....
and Izaak SchächterIzak AloniIzak Aloni was an Israeli chess master.-Biography:Aloni, born Schächter in Buchach, Galicia , was twice Lvov champion , and four-times Lvov sub-champion . He played twice in Polish championships. In 1935, he tied for 12-14th in Warsaw...
, January/February 1941. - Groningen won by Salo LandauSalo LandauSalo Landau was a Dutch chess player, who died in a Nazi concentration camp.-Early life:...
- BaarnBaarnBaarn is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.-The municipality Baarn :The municipality of Baarn consists of the following towns: Baarn, Eembrugge, Lage Vuursche.- The town Baarn :...
won by Max EuweMax EuweMachgielis Euwe was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, mathematician, and author. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion . Euwe also served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.- Early years :Euwe was born in Watergraafsmeer, near Amsterdam...
ahead of Hans KmochHans KmochJohann "Hans" Joseph Kmoch was an Austrian-Dutch-American chess International Master , International Arbiter , and a chess journalist and author, for which he is best known.... - AmsterdamAmsterdamAmsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
won by Euwe ahead of 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... - Mar del PlataMar del PlataMar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
won by Gideon StahlbergGideon StåhlbergAnders Gideon Tom Ståhlberg was a Swedish chess grandmaster.He won the Swedish Chess Championship of 1927, became Nordic champion in 1929, and held it until 1939....
followed by Miguel NajdorfMiguel NajdorfMiguel Najdorf was a Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster of Jewish origin, famous for his Najdorf Variation....
, Erich EliskasesErich EliskasesErich Gottlieb Eliskases was a chess Grandmaster of the 1930s and 1940s, who represented Austria, Germany and Argentina in international competition....
, etc., March 1941. - LeningradLeningradLeningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
/MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
(the Soviet Absolute Championship), won by Mikhail BotvinnikMikhail BotvinnikMikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik, Ph.D. was a Soviet and Russian International Grandmaster and three-time World Chess Champion. Working as an electrical engineer and computer scientist at the same time, he was one of the very few famous chess players who achieved distinction in another career while...
followed by Paul KeresPaul KeresPaul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....
, Vasily SmyslovVasily SmyslovVasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster, and was World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions . Smyslov was twice equal first at the Soviet Championship , and his total of 17 Chess Olympiad medals won...
, Isaac BoleslavskyIsaac BoleslavskyIsaac Yefremovich Boleslavsky was a Soviet–Jewish chess Grandmaster.-Early career:Boleslavsky taught himself chess at age 9...
, Andor LilienthalAndor LilienthalAndor Arnoldovich Lilienthal was a Hungarian and Soviet chess Grandmaster. In his long career, he played against ten male and female world champions, beating Emanuel Lasker, José Raúl Capablanca, Alexander Alekhine, Max Euwe, Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, and Vera Menchik...
, and Igor BondarevskyIgor BondarevskyIgor Zakharovich Bondarevsky was a Soviet Russian chess Grandmaster in both over-the-board and correspondence chess, an International Arbiter, trainer, and chess author...
, March 23 - April 29, 1941. - MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
(the Moscow City Chess ChampionshipMoscow City Chess Championship-References: ****** from chessbase.com...
), won by Alexander KotovAlexander KotovAlexander Alexandrovich Kotov was a Soviet chess grandmaster and author. He was a Soviet champion, a two-time world title Candidate, and a prolific chess author. Kotov served in high posts in the Soviet Chess Federation and most of his books were written during the period of Cold War between the... - RigaRigaRiga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
(the 1st Soviet Latvian Chess ChampionshipLatvian Chess Championship-History:Professional level Latvian chess players have already appeared in the nineteenth century. They participated in chess tournaments and union congresses, organized by the Riga Chess Association. After the World War I, when Latvia became an independent country, official Latvian chess...
), won by Alexander KoblencsAlexander KoblencsAlexander Koblents was a Latvian chess International Master, trainer, and writer.In 1935, he took 4th place in Rosas . In 1936, he took 5th in Reus . In 1937, he won, ahead of Lajos Steiner, in Brno with 9/11. In 1938, he took 5th in Milan...
ahead of Fricis ApšenieksFricis ApšenieksFricis Apšenieks was a Latvian chess master.-Biography:... - VilniusVilniusVilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
(the 1st Soviet Lithuanian Chess ChampionshipLithuanian Chess ChampionshipFirst unofficial Lithuanian championship was held in Kaunas in 1921. The Champion's title was granted after victorious or drawn match between previous champion and challenger, mostly a winner of Championship of Kaunas in the period from 1922 to World War II. The first official Lithuanian...
), won by Isakas VistaneckisIsakas VistaneckisIsakas Vistaneckis , a Jewish chess master from Lithuania.-Biography:...
. - TallinnTallinnTallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
(the Estonian Chess ChampionshipEstonian Chess ChampionshipThe first unofficial Estonian Chess Championship was held in 1903, organized by a chess club formed in Reval in 1903 and named for the famous Russian master Mikhail Chigorin. After the World War I, when Estonia became an independent country, official Estonian championships started...
), won by Johannes TürnJohannes Türn-Biography:Türn played in numerous Estonian championships. In 1923, he took 2nd, behind Paul Rinne, in Tallinn . In 1925, he won in Tallinn . In 1930, he took 2nd, behind Vladas Mikėnas . In 1932, he tied for 3rd-4th with Gunnar Friedemann, behind Leho Laurine, and Rinne...
and Feliks KibbermannFeliks KibbermannFeliks Kibbermann was an Estonian chess master.Before the World War II, he tied for 3rd-5th with Ilmar Raud and Viktor Uulberg in the 5th Estonian Championship at Tallinn 1933 , and lost a match to Paul Keres at Tallinn 1935 . Kibbermann represented Estonia in the 6th Chess Olympiad at Warsaw 1935...
. - BucaramangaBucaramangaBucaramanga is a Colombian city, and capital city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth largest city economy and sixth largest population in Colombia, with 1,212,656 people in its metropolitan area...
(the Colombian Chess ChampionshipColombian Chess ChampionshipThe first Colombian Championship was held in Cali in 1928, and first Women's Championship in Bogotá in 1965.- Champions :- Champions :-References:********...
), won by Miguel CuéllarMiguel CuéllarMiguel Cuéllar Gacharná was a Colombian chess master.Cuéllar won the Colombian championship nine times: in 1941, 1946, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, and 1971. He played for Colombia in six Chess Olympiads: 1954, 1956, 1958, 1964, 1970, and 1972... - Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
(Bodas de Plata), won by Stahlberg and Najdorf, followed by Paulino FrydmanPaulino FrydmanPaulino Frydman was a Polish chess master.-Biography:...
, Paul Michel, Carlos GuimardCarlos GuimardCarlos Enrique Guimard was an Argentine chess Grandmaster. He was born in Santiago del Estero.-Biography:Guimard was thrice Argentine Champion. In 1936, he won the ARG-ch 15 Mayor, and in 1937 a match for the title against Roberto Grau . In 1937/38, he won a match against Luis Piazzini...
, Herman PilnikHerman PilnikHerman Pilnik was an Argentine chess Grandmaster.-Career:...
, etc. - Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
won by Frydman ahead of Moshe CzerniakMoshe Czerniak-Biography:In 1930 Moshe Czerniak took ninth at Warsaw in an event won by Paulino Frydman. In 1934 Czerniak emigrated from Poland to Palestine . In April 1935, he tied for 7th–8th in Tel Aviv . He was Palestinian Champion in 1936 and 1938. In April 1939, he played in the First Lasker Chess Club... - Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
won by Najdorf followed by Czerniak, Pilnik, Michel, etc. - MontevideoMontevideoMontevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
won by Erich Eliskases followed by Markas LuckisMarkas LuckisMarkas Luckis was a Lithuanian–Argentine chess master.-Biography:Luckis was born in Lithuania. He twice won the Kaunas City Chess Championship in 1927 and 1928...
, Ludwig EngelsLudwig EngelsLudwig Engels was a German–Brazilian chess master.-Biography:In 1928, Engels tied for 1st-2nd with van Nüss in Düsseldorf. In 1929, he took 4th in Cologne. In 1929, he won in Duisburg. In 1929, he tied for 1st-3rd in Duisburg. In 1930, he tied for 1st-2nd with Weissgerber in Frankfurt...
, Héctor RossettoHéctor RossettoHéctor Decio Rossetto was one of the best chess players in Argentine history.He earned the title of International Master in 1950 and the Grandmaster title in 1960....
, etc., May 1941. - HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
won by Klaus JungeKlaus JungeKlaus Junge was one of the youngest German chess masters.-Biography:...
and Herbert HeinickeHerbert HeinickeHerbert Heinicke was a German chess master.-Biography:He, like Carlos Otto Junge and Klaus Junge, left South America for Hamburg, Germany.... - Bad ElsterBad ElsterBad Elster is a spa town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It lies on the border of Bavaria and the Czech Republic in the Elster gebirge hills. It is situated on the river Weiße Elster, and is protected from extremes of temperature by the surrounding wooded...
won by Junge ahead of Rudolf PalmeRudolf PalmeRudolf Palme was an Austrian chess master.He took 14th at Vienna 1933 , and represented Austria in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad at Munich 1936 .In 1937, he came to Berlin, and lived for ten years there...
and Erich WeinitschkeErich WeinitschkeErich Weinitschke was a German chess master.He took 10th at Bad Elster 1938 , took 4th at Bad Warmbrunn 1939 and won a play-off match against Heuaecker for the Silesian Champion title , tied for 13-14th at Bad Oeynhausen 1941 .-References:...
, start 11 May 1941. - GrazGrazThe more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
won by Heinicke and Poschauko, start 15 June 1941. - Sao PedroSão PedroSão Pedro is Portuguese for Saint Peter in Portugal and Brazil, and may also refer to:-Brazil:* São Pedro, Rio Grande do Norte, a municipality in the State of Rio Grande do Norte* São Pedro, São Paulo, a municipality in the State of São Paulo...
won by Eliskases and Guimard, followed by Engels, Frydman, Luckis, Mariano CastilloMariano CastilloMariano Castillo Larenas was a Chilean chess master.He won nine times Chilean Chess Championship ....
, Aristide GromerAristide GromerAristide Gromer was a French chess master.Gromer was thrice French Champion .He tied for 5-6th at Paris 1923 , took 3rd at Biarritz 1926 , took 2nd, behind Chéron, at Saint-Cloude 1929, shared 2nd with Savielly Tartakower, behind Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, at Paris 1930, took 2nd, behind Aimé Gibaud,...
, Julio BolbochánJulio BolbochanJulio Bolbochán was the Argentine chess champion in 1946 and 1948.Born in Buenos Aires, he represented Argentina in seven Chess Olympiads from 1950 to 1970....
, etc., 2–26 July 1941. - KrefeldKrefeldKrefeld , also known as Crefeld until 1929, is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, its centre lying just a few kilometres to the west of the River Rhine; the borough of Uerdingen is situated directly on the Rhine...
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:...
, 5–12 July 1941. - Bad OeynhausenBad OeynhausenBad Oeynhausen is a spa town in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Geography :Bad Oeynhausen is located on the banks of the Weser river, which runs along the eastern edges of the town. Bad Oeynhausen has the world's highest carbonated, thermal saltwater fountain,...
(the 8th German Chess ChampionshipGerman Chess ChampionshipThe German Chess Championship has been played since 1861, and determines the national champion.Prior to 1880 three different federations organized chess activities in Germany: the Westdeutscher Schachbund , the Norddeutscher Schachbund and the Mitteldeutscher Schachbund . Each one organized its...
), won by Paul Felix SchmidtPaul Felix SchmidtPaul Felix Schmidt was an Estonian chess International Master, chess writer, and chemist.- Biography :In June 1935, he won, ahead of Paul Keres, at Tallinn. In May 1936, he drew a match against Keres at Pärnu. In 1936, he won the 8th Estonian Championship at Tallinn. In December 1936, he placed...
and Junge, followed by Kurt RichterKurt RichterKurt Paul Otto Joseph Richter was a German chess International Master and chess writer.- Chess achievements :...
, Hans Müller, Georg KieningerGeorg KieningerGeorg Kieninger was a German chess player and International Master .An avid cigar smoker, Kieninger was nicknamed "Eisernen Schorsch" because of his fighting style. He won the German Chess Championship in 1937, 1940, and 1947...
, etc., start 3 August 1941. - Ventnor City won by Jacob LevinJacob Levin (chess player)Jacob Levin was an American chess master, born in Daugavpils, Latvia.He reached the best results of his career in Ventnor City. He tied for 2nd–3rd in 1939 , was a winner in 1941, took second behind Daniel Yanofsky in 1942, tied for 5th–7th in 1943, and won again in 1944...
ahead of Fred ReinfeldFred ReinfeldFred Reinfeld was an American chess master and a prolific writer on chess and many other subjects, whose books are still read today.-Biography:... - St. Louis (the 42nd U.S. OpenU.S. Open Chess ChampionshipThe U.S. Open Championship is an open national chess championship that has been held in the United States annually since 1900.-History:Through 1938, the tournaments were organized by the Western Chess Association and its successor, the American Chess Federation .The United States Chess Federation ...
), won by Reuben FineReuben FineReuben Fine was one of the strongest chess players in the world from the early 1930s through the 1940s, an International Grandmaster, psychologist, university professor, and author of many books on both chess and psychology.Fine won five medals in three chess Olympiads. Fine won the U.S...
ahead of Herman SteinerHerman SteinerHerman Steiner was a United States chess player, organizer, and columnist.He won the U.S. Chess Championship in 1948 and became International Master in 1950....
, July 1941. - HamiltonHamilton (town), New YorkHamilton is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 5,733 at the 2000 census. The town is named after American patriot Alexander Hamilton....
(New York State Chess Association Championship), won by Fine ahead of Arnold DenkerArnold DenkerArnold Sheldon Denker was an American chess player, Grandmaster, and chess author. He was U.S. Chess Champion in 1945 and 1946....
, Isaac KashdanIsaac KashdanIsaac Kashdan was an American chess grandmaster and chess writer. Kashdan was one of the world's best players in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He was twice U.S. Open champion...
and Samuel ReshevskySamuel ReshevskySamuel "Sammy" Herman Reshevsky was a famous chess prodigy and later a leading American chess Grandmaster...
, 16–23 August 1941. - New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
(Marshall Chess Club Championship), won by Fine followed by Frank Marshall, Sidney Bernstein, Reinfeld, Herbert SeidmanHerbert SeidmanHerbert Seidman was a U.S. Senior Master of chess born in New York City. He played several times in the U.S. Chess Championship. He was known for his swashbuckling-style, playing risky or sacrificial openings such as the Orang-Utan attack.In 1961, Seidman won the most games of any player in the U.S...
, 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:...
, etc. - KalmarKalmarKalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 62,767 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 233,776 inhabitants .From the thirteenth to the...
won by Rudolf SpielmannRudolf SpielmannRudolf Spielmann was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.-Career:He was a lawyer but never worked as one.... - MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
(the Spanish Chess ChampionshipSpanish Chess ChampionshipThe Spanish Chess Championship is contested annually under the auspices of the Federación Española de Ajedrez , the governing body of chess in Spain, to determine the nation's chess champion. The first official championship was in 1928.-Winners:...
, Challenge), won by Ramón Rey ArdidRamón Rey ArdidRamón Rey Ardid was a Spanish chess master. He was Spanish champion from 1929 to 1943.He was a psychiatrist and professor at the Zaragoza University. In 1924, he played for Spain in first unofficial Chess Olympiad in Paris where took team 10th place and shared 21st in Consolation Cup... - ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(the French Chess ChampionshipFrench Chess ChampionshipThe French Chess Championship is the annual, national chess tournament of France. It was officially first played in 1923after the formation of the Fédération Française des Echecs in 1921. The first unofficial national tournament was played in 1880, in the Café de la Régence, where further edition...
), won by Robert CrépeauxRobert CrépeauxRobert Crépeaux was a French chess master.He won three French Chess Championship at Strasbourg 1924, Nice 1925, and Paris 1941... - FlorenceFlorenceFlorence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
won by Vincenzo CastaldiVincenzo CastaldiVincenzo Castaldi was an Italian chess master.He won the Italian Chess Championship seven times, , and was an Italian correspondence chess champion in 1956.Castaldi represented Italy on first board in the 7th Chess Olympiad at Stockholm 1937 and 9th Chess Olympiad at...
and Stefano Rosselli del TurcoStefano Rosselli del TurcoStefano Rosselli Del Turco, marquis, was an Italian chess master.He played in all first ten Italian championships, and was twice Italian Champion... - BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
(the Hungarian Chess ChampionshipHungarian Chess ChampionshipThe inaugural Hungarian Chess Championship was held in the city of Győr in 1906. Initially, there was no governing body responsible for its organisation, until the formation of the Hungarian Chess Federation. The HCF first appeared in 1911, but failed to establish itself properly until 1923...
), won by Géza FüsterGéza FüsterGéza Füster was a Hungarian-Canadian chess International Master.Born in Budapest, he won his first of many Budapest Championships in 1936. During World War II, he played in several strong tournaments. In 1941, he won the Hungarian Championship...
ahead of Gedeon BarczaGedeon BarczaGedeon Barcza was a Hungarian chess master.In 1940, Barcza took third place, behind Max Euwe and Milan Vidmar, at Maróczy Jubiläum in Budapest. In September 1942, he took sixth place at the first European Championship in Munich; the event was won by Alexander Alekhine...
and Pál RéthyPál RéthyPál Réthy was a Hungarian chess master.Born in Deva, Transylvania , he lived in Hungary after World War I... - PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
(Kautsky Memorial), won by Karel OpočenskýKarel OpocenskýKarel Opočenský was a Czech chess master.-Biography:He was four-time Czech Champion . In 1919, he took 2nd, behind František Schubert, in Prague . In 1925, he tied for 3rd-4th in Paris . In 1927, he won in Česke Budějovice...
ahead of Miroslav KatětovMiroslav KatetovMiroslav Katětov |Chembar]], Russia – December 15, 1995) was a Czech mathematician, chess master, and psychologist. His research interests in mathematics included topology and functional analysis. He was an author of the Katětov–Tong insertion theorem. From 1953 to 1957 he was rector of Charles...
and Karel TreybalKarel TreybalKarel Treybal was a prominent Czech chess player of the early twentieth century.Treybal was born in Kotopeky, a village to the southwest of Prague in central Bohemia. He trained as a lawyer and became chairman of the district court in Velvary, a small town on the opposite side of Prague... - PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
won by František ZítaFrantišek ZítaFrantišek Zíta was a Czech chess master who was born and died in Prague.Zíta played for Czechoslovakia in Chess Olympiads:* In 1937, at first reserve board in 7th Chess Olympiad in Stockholm ;... - Česká TřebováCeská TrebováČeská Třebová is city in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic.-External links:* *...
won by Emil Richter - BrnoBrnoBrno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
won by Florian and Friedrich SämischFriedrich SämischFriedrich Sämisch was a German chess grandmaster .-Main results:* 2nd at Berlin 1920... - Trenčianske TepliceTrencianske TepliceTrenčianske Teplice is a health resort and small spa town in western Slovakia, in the valley of the river Teplička, at the foothills of the Strážovské vrchy mountains.-Characteristics:...
won by Jan FoltysJan FoltysJan Foltys , was a Czech chess International Master.-Biography:...
ahead of József SzilyJózsef SzilyJózsef Szily was a Hungarian chess master.In 1939, he took 12th in Stuttgart . In 1941 he tied for 2nd-3rd with Ludovit Potuček, behind Jan Foltys, in Trenčianske Teplice...
and Ludovit PotučekLudovit PotucekĽudovít Potúček was a Slovak chess master.In 1941, he tied for 2nd-3rd with József Szily, behind Jan Foltys, in Trenčianske Teplice , and played at second board against Braslav Rabar in a match Croatia–Slovakia at Zagreb 1941.After World War II, he tied for 10-12th at Zlín 1945... - HolešovHolešovHolešov is a town in the Zlín Region, Czech Republic. The town is located on the western hillside of the Hostýn Hills - the westernmost part of the Carpathian Mountains....
won by Foltys - Mährisch-OstrauOstravaOstrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...
won by Foltys - GothenburgGothenburgGothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
(the Swedish Chess ChampionshipSwedish Chess ChampionshipThe first Swedish Champion was Gustaf Nyholm who won two matches against winners of national tournaments: Berndtsson in Göteborg and Löwenborg in Stockholm in 1917. Until 1931 Swedish Chess Championships decided by match play. In the 1930s, Gideon Ståhlberg held the title in spite of results of the...
), won by Erik LundinErik LundinErik Lundin a Swedish chess master.In 1928, he won in Oslo, took 5th in Helsingborg, tied for 2nd-3rd in Stockholm . In 1929, he took 2nd in Göteborg , and took 3rd in Västerås...
ahead of Gösta StoltzGösta Stoltz-Biography:Stoltz played a few matches with strong chess masters. In 1926, he lost to Mikhail Botvinnik at a team match Stockholm – Leningrad in Stockholm. In 1927, he drew with Allan Nilsson in Göteborg . In 1930, he won against Isaac Kashdan in Stockholm. In 1930, he lost to Rudolf Spielmann ...
and Olof KinnmarkOlof KinnmarkOlof Kinnmark was a Swedish chess master.He won a tournament at Trollhättan 1925 , took 3rd at Karlskrona 1932, and took 12th in Nordic Chess Championship at Copenhagen 1934... - MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
(the 2nd Europaturnier), won by Stoltz ahead of Lundin and 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...
, Bogoljubow, Bjørn NielsenBjørn NielsenBjørn Nielsen was a Danish chess master.He played for Denmark in Chess Olympiads:* In 1933, at fourth board in 5th Olympiad in Folkestone ;...
, Kurt RichterKurt RichterKurt Paul Otto Joseph Richter was a German chess International Master and chess writer.- Chess achievements :...
, Foltys, etc., 8–14 September 1941. - KrakowKrakówKraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
/WarsawWarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
(the 2nd GG-chGeneral Government chess tournamentGeneral Government chess championships were held during World War II:- Participants :*Alexander Alekhine /*Efim Bogoljubow /*Paul Felix Schmidt /*Klaus Junge /*Karl Gilg /*Josef Lokvenc /*Hans Müller /...
), won by Alekhine and Schmidt, 5–19 October 1941. - WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
(the 45th Canadian Chess ChampionshipCanadian Chess ChampionshipThis is the list of all the winners of the Canadian Chess Championship, often referred to as the Canadian Closed Championship to distinguish it from the annual Canadian Open tournament. The winner of the Canadian Closed advances to the next stage of the FIDE World Chess Championship cycle...
), won by Daniel YanofskyDaniel YanofskyDaniel Abraham Yanofsky, OC, QC was Canada's first chess grandmaster, an eight-time Canadian Chess Champion, a chess writer, a chess arbiter, and a lawyer.-Life in chess:...
, October 1941. - KrakowKrakówKraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
(Championship of the City), won by Paul MrossPaul MrossPaul Mross was a Polish–German chess master.-Biography:...
, November 1941. - MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
(the Moscow City Chess ChampionshipMoscow City Chess Championship-References: ****** from chessbase.com...
), won by Isaak MazelIsaak MazelIsaak Yakovlevich Mazel was a Belarusian–Russian chess master.He tied for 8-9th at Moscow 1931 , tied for 15-16th at Leningrad 1934 .He shared 2nd, behind Nikolai Riumin, in Moscow City Chess Championship in 1933/34,tied...
ahead of Vladimirs PetrovsVladimirs PetrovsVladimirs Petrovs or Vladimir Petrov was a Latvian chess master.He was born in Riga, Latvia. Though he learned the game of chess relatively late, at age thirteen, Petrovs made rapid progress. By 1926, at age 19, he won the Riga Championship and finish third in the national championship...
, 1941/42.
Matches
- Max EuweMax EuweMachgielis Euwe was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, mathematician, and author. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion . Euwe also served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.- Early years :Euwe was born in Watergraafsmeer, near Amsterdam...
beat 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:...
(6.5 : 3.5) in Karlsbad, Protectorate of Bohemia and MoraviaProtectorate of Bohemia and MoraviaThe Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was the majority ethnic-Czech protectorate which Nazi Germany established in the central parts of Bohemia, Moravia and Czech Silesia in what is today the Czech Republic...
. - Paul Felix SchmidtPaul Felix SchmidtPaul Felix Schmidt was an Estonian chess International Master, chess writer, and chemist.- Biography :In June 1935, he won, ahead of Paul Keres, at Tallinn. In May 1936, he drew a match against Keres at Pärnu. In 1936, he won the 8th Estonian Championship at Tallinn. In December 1936, he placed...
beat Klaus JungeKlaus JungeKlaus Junge was one of the youngest German chess masters.-Biography:...
(3.5 : 0.5) in Bromberg, Germany. - Johannes TürnJohannes Türn-Biography:Türn played in numerous Estonian championships. In 1923, he took 2nd, behind Paul Rinne, in Tallinn . In 1925, he won in Tallinn . In 1930, he took 2nd, behind Vladas Mikėnas . In 1932, he tied for 3rd-4th with Gunnar Friedemann, behind Leho Laurine, and Rinne...
beat Feliks KibbermannFeliks KibbermannFeliks Kibbermann was an Estonian chess master.Before the World War II, he tied for 3rd-5th with Ilmar Raud and Viktor Uulberg in the 5th Estonian Championship at Tallinn 1933 , and lost a match to Paul Keres at Tallinn 1935 . Kibbermann represented Estonia in the 6th Chess Olympiad at Warsaw 1935...
(3.5 : 0.5) in Tallinn, Estonia. - Jan FoltysJan FoltysJan Foltys , was a Czech chess International Master.-Biography:...
drew with Karel OpočenskýKarel OpocenskýKarel Opočenský was a Czech chess master.-Biography:He was four-time Czech Champion . In 1919, he took 2nd, behind František Schubert, in Prague . In 1925, he tied for 3rd-4th in Paris . In 1927, he won in Česke Budějovice...
(6 : 6) in Prague. - Samuel ReshevskySamuel ReshevskySamuel "Sammy" Herman Reshevsky was a famous chess prodigy and later a leading American chess Grandmaster...
defeated Israel Albert Horowitz (9.5 : 6.5) in New York. - Carlos GuimardCarlos GuimardCarlos Enrique Guimard was an Argentine chess Grandmaster. He was born in Santiago del Estero.-Biography:Guimard was thrice Argentine Champion. In 1936, he won the ARG-ch 15 Mayor, and in 1937 a match for the title against Roberto Grau . In 1937/38, he won a match against Luis Piazzini...
beat Carlos MadernaCarlos MadernaCarlos Hugo Maderna was an Argentine chess master.He was twice Argentine Champion; in 1940 he won a match for the title against Luis Piazzini , then lost a match to Carlos Guimard in 1941, and won the title after play-off with Jacobo Bolbochán and Heinrich Reinhardt in 1950/51.In 1928, he tied...
(8 : 1) in La Plata, Argentina. - Albéric O'Kelly de GalwayAlbéric O'Kelly de GalwayAlbéric O'Kelly de Galway was a Belgian chess Grandmaster , and an International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster , most famous for being the third ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1959 and 1962. He was also a chess writer...
drew with Victor SoultanbeieffVictor SoultanbeieffVictor Ivanovich Soultanbéieff was a Belgian chess master.-Life:...
(1 : 1) in Belgium.
Team matches
- 7–8 December, Zagreb: CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
vs. SlovakiaSlovakiaThe Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
10-6 (4½-3½, 5½-2½)
(Asztalos 01 Rohaček; Rabar 1½ Potuček; Tekavčić 11 Ujtelky; Šubarić 11 Pazman; Jerman 0½ Miština; M.Filipčić 00 Lauda; Petek 11 Štulir; B.Filipčić ½½ Stanek)
Births
- 14 January – Oscar Quiñones in Lima, Peruvian chess player
- 25 April – Raymond WeinsteinRaymond WeinsteinRaymond A. Weinstein is an American chess master from Brooklyn, New York, who was awarded the FIDE International Master title in 1962. He has been incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital since killing a man in 1964.-Chess career:...
in Brooklyn, American chess player - 3 May – Nona GaprindashviliNona GaprindashviliNona Gaprindashvili is a Georgian chess player, the sixth women's world chess champion , and first female Grandmaster. Born in Zugdidi, Georgia , she was the strongest female player of her generation....
in Zugdidi, Georgia, Women's World ChampionWomen's World Chess ChampionshipThe Women's World Chess Championship is played to determine the women's world champion in chess. Like the World Chess Championship, it is administered by FIDE....
(1962–1978), first female GM - 16 June – Tõnu ÕimTõnu ÕimTõnu Õim is an Estonian grandmaster of correspondence chess, most famous for being the first man to have won the ICCF World Championship in correspondence chess twice, in 1983 and 1999.-Notable chess games:* *...
in Tallinn, Estonian correspondence GM - 2 August – Jacob MureyJacob MureyJacob Murey is a Russian-born Israeli chess grandmaster. , his Elo rating was 2433, making him the No. 39 player in Israel and the 1449th-highest rated player in the world. His peak rating was 2560 in 1989.-Chess career:...
in Moscow, Israeli GM - 11 August – Alla KushnirAlla KushnirAlla Shulimovna Kushnir is a Russian–born Israeli chess Woman Grandmaster.Kushnir was thrice Women's World Chess Championship Challenger. She lost matches for the title to Nona Gaprindashvili:* +3 –7 =3 at Riga 1965;* +2 –6 =5 at Tbilisi–Moscow 1969;...
in Moscow, Israeli WGM, several-time challenger for the Women's Championship - 3 October – Victor PalciauskasVictor PalciauskasDr Victor Palciauskas is an American grandmaster of correspondence chess, most famous for being the tenth ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1978 and 1984....
in Kaunas, American correspondence GM, World Correspondence Champion 1978–1984 - 10 September – Rosendo Balinas, Jr.Rosendo Balinas, Jr.Rosendo Carreon Balinas, Jr. was a chess Grandmaster from the Philippines. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1975 and the International Grandmaster title in 1976...
, Filipino GM - 13 December – Bessel KokBessel KokBessel Kok is a Dutch businessman and chess organiser living in Prague. He has served in top management positions in telecommunications companies in Belgium and in the Czech Republic...
, Dutch chess organizer - 30 December – Bruno ParmaBruno ParmaBruno Parma is a Slovene chess player and Grandmaster.Parma was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia . He first played in the World Junior Chess Championship in 1959, sharing second place...
in Ljubljana, Slovene/Yugoslav GM
Deaths
- Jakub KolskiJakub KolskiJakub Kolski was a Polish chess master.In the period 1920-1930s, Kolski was one of the strongest Lodz chess players. In 1922, he won ahead of Dawid Daniuszewski in Lodz . In 1924, he took 2nd, behind Gottesdiener, in Warsaw . In 1926, he tied for 3rd-7th in Warsaw...
died of starvation in the Warsaw GhettoWarsaw GhettoThe Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of all Jewish Ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. It was established in the Polish capital between October and November 15, 1940, in the territory of General Government of the German-occupied Poland, with over 400,000 Jews from the vicinity...
. - Izaak TowbinIzaak TowbinIzaak Towbin was a Polish chess master and organizer.Born in Korets, Ukraine into a Jewish family, he entered a gymnasium in Kiev and then Kiev University...
died in the Warsaw GhettoWarsaw GhettoThe Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of all Jewish Ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. It was established in the Polish capital between October and November 15, 1940, in the territory of General Government of the German-occupied Poland, with over 400,000 Jews from the vicinity...
. - Leon KremerLeon KremerLeon Kremer was a Polish chess master.He played several times in the Warsaw championships, and won in 1929. He also took 6th in 1925 , took 4th in 1926 , shared 1st with Kohn in 1927, tied for 6-8th in 1928 , and took 3rd in 1930 .He twice represented Warsaw in the Polish team championships at...
died in the General GovernmentGeneral GovernmentThe General Government was an area of Second Republic of Poland under Nazi German rule during World War II; designated as a separate region of the Third Reich between 1939–1945...
. - Josef CukiermanJosef CukiermanJosef Cukierman was a Polish-born French chess master.- Biography :Cukierman was born near Bialystok, in 1900. He won the second Moscow City Championship . In early 1920s, Cukierman lived in Białystok, Poland, where he won a chess club championship in 1926...
committed suicide in France. - Konstantin VygodchikovKonstantin VygodchikovKonstantin Vygodchikov was a Belarusian chess master.He won in the 3rd Belarusian Championship in 1926, and shared 1st with Abram Model and Vladislav Silich in the 4th BLR-ch in 1928....
died in Belarus. - František TreybalFrantišek TreybalFrantišek Treybal was a Czech chess master.In 1907 he won the 2nd Czech Chess Championship in Brno. In 1907 he also won in Berlin, and tied for 5-6th in Prague . In 1908, he took 20th in Prague . In 1909, he took 4th in Prague...
died in the Protectorate of Bohemia and MoraviaProtectorate of Bohemia and MoraviaThe Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was the majority ethnic-Czech protectorate which Nazi Germany established in the central parts of Bohemia, Moravia and Czech Silesia in what is today the Czech Republic... - 11 January – Emanuel LaskerEmanuel LaskerEmanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years...
died in Manhattan, New York. World Chess Champion in the period 1894-1921. - 25 April – Fricis ApšenieksFricis ApšenieksFricis Apšenieks was a Latvian chess master.-Biography:...
died of tuberculosis in Riga. Latvian championLatvian Chess Championship-History:Professional level Latvian chess players have already appeared in the nineteenth century. They participated in chess tournaments and union congresses, organized by the Riga Chess Association. After the World War I, when Latvia became an independent country, official Latvian chess...
1926/27 and 1934. - 2 May - Ignatz von PopielIgnatz von PopielIgnatz von Popiel was a Polish-Ukrainian chess player.-Biography:...
died in Lvov. - after 22 June – Izaak AppelIzaak Appel-Biography:In 1926, he took 12th. place in the Warsaw competition, which was won by Dawid Przepiórka. In 1929, he took 2nd place, behind Teodor Regedziński, in the Championship of Łódź. In 1930, he took 6th place in Zoppot , the event won by Paulin Frydman. In 1930–1934 and 1937, Appel won...
disappeared and probably died in a Nazi concentration camp, the District GaliciaDistrict GaliciaThe District of Galicia was an administrative unit of the General Government in Nazi-occupied Ukraine from 1941 to 1944 centered in Lemberg ....
of General GovernmentGeneral GovernmentThe General Government was an area of Second Republic of Poland under Nazi German rule during World War II; designated as a separate region of the Third Reich between 1939–1945...
. - 12 July – 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....
died in Brooklyn, New York. Former New York State champion and chess editor. - 13 July – Ilmar RaudIlmar RaudIlmar Raud was an Estonian chess master.-Biography:Raud played several times in the Estonian championships at Tallinn. In 1933, he tied for 3rd-5th at the 5th EST–ch. The event was won by Gunnar Friedemann. In 1934, he won the 6th EST–ch. In 1936, he took 3rd at the 8th EST–ch...
died of starvation in Buenos Aires, Argentina (in exile). Estonian championEstonian Chess ChampionshipThe first unofficial Estonian Chess Championship was held in 1903, organized by a chess club formed in Reval in 1903 and named for the famous Russian master Mikhail Chigorin. After the World War I, when Estonia became an independent country, official Estonian championships started...
in 1934 and 1939. - August - Aron Zabłudowski killed by Nazis in Bialystok, Poland.
- 3 September – Alexander Ilyin-Genevsky died, according to the Soviet official sources, on Lake Ladoga on a ship in a German air raid (he was the only one killed on the barge, which was displaying Red Cross flags) during the Siege of LeningradSiege of LeningradThe Siege of Leningrad, also known as the Leningrad Blockade was a prolonged military operation resulting from the failure of the German Army Group North to capture Leningrad, now known as Saint Petersburg, in the Eastern Front theatre of World War II. It started on 8 September 1941, when the last...
, but is believed by some to have fallen victim to the Stalinist repression as the majority of the Old Guard of revolutionists. Three-time Leningrad City championLeningrad City Chess ChampionshipThe Leningrad City Chess Championship is a chess tournament held officially in the city of Leningrad, Russia starting from 1920. The city was called Petrograd from 1914 to 1924, then Leningrad until 1991, and Saint Petersburg afterwards...
in 1925 (jointly), 1926 and 1929. - 27 September – Juan CorzoJuan CorzoJuan Corzo y Principe was a Spanish–Cuban chess master, champion of Cuba immediately preceding José Capablanca....
died in Havana. Cuban championCuban Chess ChampionshipIn the second part of the 19th century, Celso Golmayo Zúpide had been generally accepted as Cuban champion since his 1862 match defeat of Félix Sicre. In 1912–1937 Cuban Championship as Copa Dewar occurred...
in 1898, 1902, 1907, 1912, and 1918. - 2 October – Karel TreybalKarel TreybalKarel Treybal was a prominent Czech chess player of the early twentieth century.Treybal was born in Kotopeky, a village to the southwest of Prague in central Bohemia. He trained as a lawyer and became chairman of the district court in Velvary, a small town on the opposite side of Prague...
arrested on 30 May, imprisoned and later charged with concealing weapons for use by resistance forces and the illegal possession of a pistol. He was condemned to death and executed by the Nazis in Prague, the Protectorate of Bohemia and MoraviaProtectorate of Bohemia and MoraviaThe Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was the majority ethnic-Czech protectorate which Nazi Germany established in the central parts of Bohemia, Moravia and Czech Silesia in what is today the Czech Republic...
. - 3 October – Frederick Hamilton-Russell died in Cleobury North, England. President of British Chess Federation.
- 16 October – Antanas GustaitisAntanas GustaitisAntanas Gustaitis was an officer in the Lithuanian Armed Forces who modernized the Lithuanian Air Force, which at that time was part of the Lithuanian Army...
was caught attempting to cross the border on 4 March, arrested by NKVDNKVDThe People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union that directly executed the rule of power of the Soviets, including political repression, during the era of Joseph Stalin....
, and taken to Moscow where he was shot. Lithuanian championLithuanian Chess ChampionshipFirst unofficial Lithuanian championship was held in Kaunas in 1921. The Champion's title was granted after victorious or drawn match between previous champion and challenger, mostly a winner of Championship of Kaunas in the period from 1922 to World War II. The first official Lithuanian...
in 1922. - 29 December – Boris KoyalovichBoris KoyalovichBoris Mikhailovich Koyalovich was a Russian mathematician and chess master....
died during the siege of Leningrad. - 29 December – Vsevolod RauzerVsevolod RauzerVsevolod Rauzer is probably best known for his extensive chess opening theory. The Richter–Rauzer Variation of the Sicilian Defence , was named in honor of him and the German master Kurt Richter....
died during the siege of Leningrad. Ukrainian championUkrainian Chess ChampionshipThis is a list of all the winners of the Ukrainian Chess Championship, including those held when Ukraine was a Soviet republic and those held after Ukraine became independent. Players' names listed in parentheses indicate that the player won the tournament but did not receive the title since he...
in 1927 and 1933 (jointly).