Gersz Salwe
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Gersz Salwe (Salve) (12 December 1862, Warsaw
– 15 December 1920, Łódź) was a Polish
chess
player.
).
In 1897, Salwe took 2nd at Łódź championship. In 1898, he won a Łódź championship. In 1903, he took 4th at Kiev (All-Russian Masters' Tournament, 3rd RUS-ch, Mikhail Chigorin
won). Salwe reached a peak of his career in 1906, when he won at Sankt Petersburg (All-Russian Masters' Tournament, 4th RUS-ch), ahead of Benjamin Blumenfeld
and Akiba Rubinstein
. In 1906, he took 4th at Łódź (Quadrangular). In 1906, he took 3rd at Łódź (Triangular). In 1906, he tied for 6-7th at Nuremberg (15th DSB Congress, Frank James Marshall won). In 1906, he played in famous 2nd tournament at Ostend, where he took 3rd (I stage), 2nd (II stage), 2nd-3rd (III stage), 4th (IV stage), and tied for 5-6th (final V stage). The event was won by Carl Schlechter
.
In 1907, he took 4th at Łódź (Quadrangular). In 1907, he took 8th at Ostend. In 1907, he took 9th at Carlsbad (Rubinstein won). In 1907/08, he tied for 3rd-4th with Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
, behind Rubinstein and Simon Alapin, at Łódź (All-Russian Masters' Tournament, 5th RUS-ch). In 1908, he took 13th at Vienna. In 1908, he tied for 7-9th at Prague. In 1908, he took 2nd, behind Marshall, at Düsseldorf (16th DSB Congress). In 1908, he took 3rd, behind Rubinstein and Marshall, at Łódź (Triangular). In 1908, he took 2nd, behind Alapin, at Warsaw. In 1909, he tied for 8-10th at Sankt Petersburg. The event was won by Emanuel Lasker
and Rubinstein. In 1909, he took 5th at Vilna (Wilno, Vilnius). The event (All-Russian Masters' Tournament, 6th RUS-ch) was won by Rubinstein.
In 1910, he tied for 11-14th at Hamburg (17th DSB Congress, Schlechter won). In 1911, he tied for 17-18th at Carlsbad (Richard Teichmann
won). In 1911, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Alexander Flamberg
, behind Rubinstein, at Warsaw. In 1912, he took 3rd at Warsaw. In 1912, he tied for 9-11th at Bad Pistyan (Pieštany). In 1912, he took 10th at Vilna (All-Russian Masters' Tournament, 7th RUS-ch, Rubinstein won). In 1912, he took 3rd, behind Efim Bogoljubow
and Flamberg, at Łódź. In 1913, he won at Łódź. In 1914, he won at Łódź. In 1913/14, he tied for 10-11th at Sankt Petersburg (All-Russian Masters' Tournament, 8th RUS-ch, Alexander Alekhine
and Aron Nimzowitsch
won). During World War I
, he took 2nd in 1915, won in 1916, and took 2nd, behind Rubinstein, in 1917 at Łódź.
Salwe played several matches in Łódź. In 1903, he drew a match against Rubinstein (+5 –5 =0). In 1904, he lost to Rubinstein (+3 –5 +2). In 1904, he drew with Chigorin (+1 –1 =0). In 1905, he won a match against Jacques Mieses
(+2 –1 =0). In 1906, he lost a match (RUS-ch) against Chigorin (+5 –7 =4). In 1908, he lost to Rubinstein (+1 –3 =4). In 1909, he won a match against Gersz Rotlewi
(+8 –5 =3). In 1910, he lost to Rotlewi (+1 –3 =6). In 1913, he lost to Oldřich Duras
(+0 –2 =2). In 1913, he lost to Bogoljubow (+3 –5 =2).
Warsaw
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– 15 December 1920, Łódź) was a Polish
Poles
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chess
Chess
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player.
Biography
Salwe was born into a Jewish family in Warsaw (then Russian EmpireRussian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
).
In 1897, Salwe took 2nd at Łódź championship. In 1898, he won a Łódź championship. In 1903, he took 4th at Kiev (All-Russian Masters' Tournament, 3rd RUS-ch, Mikhail Chigorin
Mikhail Chigorin
Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin also was a leading Russian chess player...
won). Salwe reached a peak of his career in 1906, when he won at Sankt Petersburg (All-Russian Masters' Tournament, 4th RUS-ch), ahead of Benjamin Blumenfeld
Benjamin Blumenfeld
Benjamin Blumenfeld was a Russian chess master.Born in Volkovysk, Belarus , then Russia. In 1905/06, he tied for second/third with Akiba Rubinstein, behind Gersz Salwe, in St. Petersburg...
and Akiba Rubinstein
Akiba Rubinstein
Akiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein was a famous Polish chess Grandmaster at the beginning of the 20th century. He was scheduled to play a match with Emanuel Lasker for the world championship in 1914, but it was cancelled because of the outbreak of World War I...
. In 1906, he took 4th at Łódź (Quadrangular). In 1906, he took 3rd at Łódź (Triangular). In 1906, he tied for 6-7th at Nuremberg (15th DSB Congress, Frank James Marshall won). In 1906, he played in famous 2nd tournament at Ostend, where he took 3rd (I stage), 2nd (II stage), 2nd-3rd (III stage), 4th (IV stage), and tied for 5-6th (final V stage). The event was won by Carl Schlechter
Carl Schlechter
Carl 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:...
.
In 1907, he took 4th at Łódź (Quadrangular). In 1907, he took 8th at Ostend. In 1907, he took 9th at Carlsbad (Rubinstein won). In 1907/08, he tied for 3rd-4th with Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
Eugene Alexandrovich Znosko-Borovsky was a Russian chess master, music and drama critic, teacher and author. Born in Saint Petersburg, he settled in Paris in 1920, and lived there for the rest of his life.-Biography:...
, behind Rubinstein and Simon Alapin, at Łódź (All-Russian Masters' Tournament, 5th RUS-ch). In 1908, he took 13th at Vienna. In 1908, he tied for 7-9th at Prague. In 1908, he took 2nd, behind Marshall, at Düsseldorf (16th DSB Congress). In 1908, he took 3rd, behind Rubinstein and Marshall, at Łódź (Triangular). In 1908, he took 2nd, behind Alapin, at Warsaw. In 1909, he tied for 8-10th at Sankt Petersburg. The event was won by Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years...
and Rubinstein. In 1909, he took 5th at Vilna (Wilno, Vilnius). The event (All-Russian Masters' Tournament, 6th RUS-ch) was won by Rubinstein.
In 1910, he tied for 11-14th at Hamburg (17th DSB Congress, Schlechter won). In 1911, he tied for 17-18th at Carlsbad (Richard Teichmann
Richard Teichmann
Richard Teichmann was a German chess master.He was known as "Richard the Fifth" because he often finished in fifth place in tournaments. But in Karlsbad 1911, he scored a convincing win, crushing Akiba Rubinstein and Carl Schlechter with the same line of the Ruy Lopez...
won). In 1911, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Alexander Flamberg
Alexander Flamberg
Alexander 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...
, behind Rubinstein, at Warsaw. In 1912, he took 3rd at Warsaw. In 1912, he tied for 9-11th at Bad Pistyan (Pieštany). In 1912, he took 10th at Vilna (All-Russian Masters' Tournament, 7th RUS-ch, Rubinstein won). In 1912, he took 3rd, behind Efim Bogoljubow
Efim Bogoljubow
Efim 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:...
and Flamberg, at Łódź. In 1913, he won at Łódź. In 1914, he won at Łódź. In 1913/14, he tied for 10-11th at Sankt Petersburg (All-Russian Masters' Tournament, 8th RUS-ch, Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alekhine
Alexander 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...
and Aron Nimzowitsch
Aron Nimzowitsch
Aron Nimzowitsch was a Russian-born Danish unofficial chess grandmaster and a very influential chess writer...
won). During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, he took 2nd in 1915, won in 1916, and took 2nd, behind Rubinstein, in 1917 at Łódź.
Salwe played several matches in Łódź. In 1903, he drew a match against Rubinstein (+5 –5 =0). In 1904, he lost to Rubinstein (+3 –5 +2). In 1904, he drew with Chigorin (+1 –1 =0). In 1905, he won a match against Jacques Mieses
Jacques 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:...
(+2 –1 =0). In 1906, he lost a match (RUS-ch) against Chigorin (+5 –7 =4). In 1908, he lost to Rubinstein (+1 –3 =4). In 1909, he won a match against Gersz Rotlewi
Gersz Rotlewi
Gersz Rotlewi was a Polish chess master.-Biography:In 1906, Rotlewi tied for 5-6th in Lodz...
(+8 –5 =3). In 1910, he lost to Rotlewi (+1 –3 =6). In 1913, he lost to Oldřich Duras
Oldrich Duras
Oldřich Duras was a leading Czech chess master of the early 20th century...
(+0 –2 =2). In 1913, he lost to Bogoljubow (+3 –5 =2).