1917 in chess
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- Seventh 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...
- last tournament played by the "Russian" internees, held in Triberg im SchwarzwaldTriberg im SchwarzwaldTriberg im Schwarzwald is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the Schwarzwald-Baar district in the Black Forest. As of 2004 it has a population of 5,377. Triberg lies in the middle of the Black Forest between 500 and 1038 metres above sea level....
, Germany, during World War IWorld War IWorld 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...
. The event was won jointly by 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 SeleznievAlexey SeleznievAlexey Selezniev was a Russian chess master....
ahead of 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:...
and Samuil Weinstein. After the war, a Ukrainian master Bogoljubow remained in Triberg, where he married a local woman and spent the rest of his life in Germany, settling permanently in 1926.
Tournaments
- ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
(the 8th 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....
) (Trianglular), 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:...
ahead of Milan VidmarMilan VidmarMilan Vidmar was a Slovene electrical engineer, chess player, chess theorist, philosopher, and writer. He was a specialist in power transformers and transmission of electric current.- Biography :...
and 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...
, 1916/17. - LodzLódzŁódź is the third-largest city in Poland. Located in the central part of the country, it had a population of 742,387 in December 2009. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is approximately south-west of Warsaw...
won by Akiba RubinsteinAkiba RubinsteinAkiba 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...
ahead of Gersz SalweGersz SalweGersz Salwe was a Polish chess player.-Biography:Salwe was born into a Jewish family in Warsaw ....
and Teodor RegedzińskiTeodor RegedzinskiTeodor Regedziński was a Polish chess master.-Biography:Born Polish , Regedziński was of German origin as his father, named Reger. He had lived in Łódź since 1908, enrolling in the Łódź Association of Devotees of the Game of Chess...
, 1916/17. - LodzLódzŁódź is the third-largest city in Poland. Located in the central part of the country, it had a population of 742,387 in December 2009. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is approximately south-west of Warsaw...
(Quadrangular), won by G. Salwe, 1916/17. - 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 Julius BrachJulius BrachJulius Brach was a Czech chess master.In the beginning of his career, he won at Brno 1899, took 3rd at Osyky u Lomnice, took 2nd at Brno 1901, and took 3rd at Brno 1905...
. - 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 Franz KafkaFranz KafkaFranz Kafka was a culturally influential German-language author of short stories and novels. Contemporary critics and academics, including Vladimir Nabokov, regard Kafka as one of the best writers of the 20th century...
. - 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...
won by 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....
followed by Zsigmond BarászZsigmond BarászZsigmond Barász was a Hungarian chess master.He took 2nd, behind Zoltán von Balla, at Györ 1906 and lost a match to him there; took 9th at Budapest 1906 , tied for 1st-2nd with Forgács at Budapest 1907 , and took 4th at Székesfehérvár 1907 .Barász won at...
, Károly SterkKároly SterkKároly Sterk was a Hungarian chess master.He tied for 2nd-4th at Budapest 1909 , played at Vienna 1909/10 , tied for 3rd-5th at Budapest 1911 , tied for 9-11th at Bad Pistyan 1912 , took 10th at...
, Kornél HavasiKornél HavasiKornél Havasi was a Hungarian chess master.He won at Budapest 1911; took 9th at Temesvár 1912 ; tied for 4-5th at Budapest 1917 ; took 4th at Budapest 1918 ; tied for 9-11th at Kaschau 1918 ; tied for 1st-2nd with Szávay at Budapest 1920; took 6th at Gyula...
and Johannes Esser. - 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...
won by A. Rubinstein ahead of Moishe LowtzkyMoishe Lowtzky-Biography:He was born into a Jewish family in Ukraine. In 1903, Lowtzky tied for 6-7th with Eugene Znosko-Borovsky in Kiev . The event was won by Mikhail Chigorin. In 1903, he took 4th in Dresden . In 1904, he tied for 2nd-3rd in Coburg . In 1910, he tied for 1st with Thoenes in Hamburg...
, Zdzisław Belsitzmann 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 (Quadrangular) won by 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 SeleznievAlexey SeleznievAlexey Selezniev was a Russian chess master....
. - BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
won by Walter JohnWalter JohnWalter John , was a German chess master.John was born at Thorn , Poland . He took 2nd, behind Curt von Bardeleben in Café Kerkau, and took 4th at Berlin 1902. He won at Hanover 1902...
and Paul JohnerPaul JohnerPaul Johner was a Swiss chess master.A noted musician , elder brother of Hans Johner, he won the Swiss Championship in 1907 , 1908 , 1925, 1928 , 1930 and 1932 .He played in many international tournaments...
. - 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...
won by Arnold AurbachArnold AurbachArnold Aurbach was a Polish–French chess master.At the beginning of the 20th century, he left Warsaw for Paris...
ahead of Adolphe SilbertAdolphe SilbertAdolphe Silbert was a French chess master.He won at Arcachon 1902 . He lived in Paris where played in many tournaments at La Régence...
. - The HagueThe HagueThe Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
won by Jan Willem te KolstéJan Willem te KolstéJan Willem te Kolsté was a Dutch chess master.Te Kolsté participated many times in unofficial and official Dutch championships, and won at Utrecht 1907. He also took 4th at Utrecht 1897 , tied for 5-6th at The Hague 1898 Jan Willem te Kolsté (11 September 1874, Utrecht – 31 January 1936, The Hague...
and Gerard OskamGerard OskamGerard Cornelis Adrianus Oskam was a Dutch chess master.He won at Groningen 1900, took 2nd at Leeuwarden 1904, tied for 2nd-3rd at Amsterdam 1905, took 12th at Scheveningen 1905, took 4th at Amsterdam 1907, took 2nd at The Hague 1907, took 3rd at Utrecht 1907, and took 4th at Haarlem 1908 .During...
. - Scheveningen won by George Salto FonteinGeorge Salto FonteinGeorge Salto Fontein was a Dutch chess master.At the beginning of his career, he took 3rd at Leiden 1909 . Then, he tied for 2nd-4th in interrupted Mannheim 1914 chess tournament...
and G. Oskam ahead of 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...
and Rudolf LomanRudolf LomanRudolf Loman was a Dutch chess master.Loman had been living in London for a number of years. He played chess for money against rich Englishmen, like his Dutch pupil Jacques Davidson, though he had another profession, organ player...
. - UtrechtUtrecht (city)Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
won by H. van Hartingsvelt and H.S. van Linschoten. - 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...
(Manhattan Chess Club Championship), won by 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....
. - RochesterRochester, New YorkRochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
(New York State Championship) won by 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...
ahead of H.M. Philips. - LexingtonLexington, KentuckyLexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
(the 18th Western Chess Association), 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:...
ahead of Jackson Whipps Showalter and W. Winter, finished 25 August. - HavanaHavanaHavana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
(Triangular), won by C.S. Howell ahead of Juan CorzoJuan CorzoJuan Corzo y Principe was a Spanish–Cuban chess master, champion of Cuba immediately preceding José Capablanca....
. - 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 Rolando IllaRolando IllaRolando Illa was a Cuban–Argentine chess master.Born in New York into a Cuban family, he moved to Argentina and was naturalized in 1904. He was a co-founder of the Club Argentino de Ajedrez in Buenos Aires. In 1910, he won Club Argentino Championship, and again in the period 1912–1919 or 1913–1921...
and C.M. Portela. - ChristianiaOsloOslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
(the 10th Nordic Chess ChampionshipNordic Chess ChampionshipThe first Nordic Chess Championship took place in Stockholm in 1897.-Winners:The winners in the Nordic Championship in 1934 and 1936, Aron Nimzowitsch and Erik Lundin, got the Nordiske kongresmestre title, as the champion 1930, Erik Andersen, defended his title with 3-3 against Gideon Ståhlberg at...
), won by Gustaf NyholmGustaf NyholmGustaf Nyholm was a Swedish chess master.He was the first Swedish Champion , and a Nordic Champion in 1917....
ahead of Karl BerndtssonKarl BerndtssonKarl Mathias Berndtsson Kullberg was a Swedish chess master who was born and died in Göteborg.He won at Copenhagen 1916, and lost a match for the Swedish Chess Championship to Gustaf Nyholm in 1917. He was first in the national tournaments in 1918, 1920, 1921 , and 1926...
. - StockholmStockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
(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 Otto von LöwenborgOtto LöwenborgOtto von Löwenborg was a Swedish chess master.In January 1912, he won a simultaneous exhibition game against Frank James Marshall in Stockholm...
and Anton OlsonAnton OlsonAnton Olson was a Swedish chess master.He was Swedish Champion in 1921, and thrice played matches for the title, all in Stockholm. He lost a match to Gustaf Nyholm in 1919, won against Nyholm in 1921, and lost to Nyholm in 1921.He took 2nd, behind Boris Kostić, at Stockholm 1913; shared 1st...
ahead of K. Berndtsson and G. Nyholm. - Grenaa (the 8th 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...
), won by Egil JacobsenEgil JacobsenEgil Jacobsen was a Danish chess master.He tied for 5-6th at Horsens 1915 , tied for 9-10th at Copenhagen 1916 , and twice won Danish championships at Grenaa 1917 and Copenhagen 1922...
. - LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
(the 28th London championship), won jointly by Philip Walsingham Sergeant, E. Macdonald and G.E. Wainwright, ahead of 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...
and 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...
, 1917/18. - The HagueThe HagueThe Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
won by G.S. Fontein ahead of Alexander RuebAlexander RuebAlexander Rueb was a Dutch lawyer, diplomat, and chess official.He was born in The Hague. One of the founders of international chess governing body, FIDE, Rueb was elected its first president in 1924. He was succeeded by Folke Rogard in 1949...
, 1917/18. - LodzLódzŁódź is the third-largest city in Poland. Located in the central part of the country, it had a population of 742,387 in December 2009. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is approximately south-west of Warsaw...
won by T. Regedziński ahead of Samuel FactorSamuel FactorSamuel Factor was a Polish-American chess master.-Biography:During World War I, Faktor was one of the strongest chess players in Łódź . In 1916, he lost a match to Hirszbajn . In 1917, he took 3rd, behind Gersz Salwe, and Teodor Regedziński. In 1917/18, he took 2nd, behind Regedziński...
and G. Salwe, 1917/18. - ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
(the 9th 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....
) (Quadrangular), won by M. Vidmar ahead of Savielly TartakowerSavielly TartakowerKsawery Tartakower was a leading Polish and French chess Grandmaster. He was also a leading chess journalist of the 1920s and 30s...
, C. Schlechter and Lajos AsztalosLajos AsztalosLajos Asztalos was a Hungarian chess International Master, professor, and languages teacher....
, 1917/18.
Matches
- Otto LöwenborgOtto LöwenborgOtto von Löwenborg was a Swedish chess master.In January 1912, he won a simultaneous exhibition game against Frank James Marshall in Stockholm...
won against Anton OlsonAnton OlsonAnton Olson was a Swedish chess master.He was Swedish Champion in 1921, and thrice played matches for the title, all in Stockholm. He lost a match to Gustaf Nyholm in 1919, won against Nyholm in 1921, and lost to Nyholm in 1921.He took 2nd, behind Boris Kostić, at Stockholm 1913; shared 1st...
(3 : 2) in Stockholm. - Gustaf NyholmGustaf NyholmGustaf Nyholm was a Swedish chess master.He was the first Swedish Champion , and a Nordic Champion in 1917....
defeated Karl BerndtssonKarl BerndtssonKarl Mathias Berndtsson Kullberg was a Swedish chess master who was born and died in Göteborg.He won at Copenhagen 1916, and lost a match for the Swedish Chess Championship to Gustaf Nyholm in 1917. He was first in the national tournaments in 1918, 1920, 1921 , and 1926...
(3.5 : 1.5) in Gothenburg. - Gustaf NyholmGustaf NyholmGustaf Nyholm was a Swedish chess master.He was the first Swedish Champion , and a Nordic Champion in 1917....
beat Otto LöwenborgOtto LöwenborgOtto von Löwenborg was a Swedish chess master.In January 1912, he won a simultaneous exhibition game against Frank James Marshall in Stockholm...
(4 : 1) in Stockholm.
Births
- 19 March - László SzabóLászló Szabó (chess player)László Szabó was a prominent Hungarian Grandmaster of chess.Born in Budapest, he burst onto the international chess scene in 1935, at the unusually young age of 18...
born in Budapest, Hungary. 9-time HUN-ch. GM 1950. - 11 June - Romanas ArlauskasRomanas ArlauskasRomanas Arlauskas was a Lithuanian-born Australian chess master.Arlauskas played at sixth board in an unofficial Chess Olympiad at Munich 1936...
born in Kaunas, Lithuania. GMC 1965. - 24 June - César BouttevilleCésar BouttevilleCésar Boutteville is a French–Vietnamese chess master.The son of a French father and a Vietnamese mother, Cesar Boutteville was born in Thin-Hao , nowadays part of Hanoi's urban district Dong Da...
born in Thinh Hao, Vietnam, 6-time FRA-ch. - 20 July - Luis Augusto SánchezLuis Augusto SánchezLuis Augusto Sánchez a Colombian chess master.He was six-times Colombian Champion ....
born in Columbia, 6-time COL-ch. IM 1951. - 14 November - Stig LundholmStig LundholmStig Lundholm was a Swedish chess master.He won at Stockholm 1942, tied with Folke Ekström, ahead of both Gösta Stoltz and Erik Lundin, took second place behind Ekström at Stockholm 1943/44, and won at Lidköping 1944 ahead of Paul Keres...
born in Luleå, Sweden. SWE-ch 1944, IMC 1983. - 27 November - Haije KramerHaije KramerHaije Kramer was a Dutch chess master and theoretician.He began his chess career during World War II. He took 4th at Baarn 1940 , took 3rd at The Hague 1940 , took 4th at Leeuwarden 1940 Haije Kramer (24 November 1917, Leeuwarden – 11 July 2004) was a Dutch chess master and theoretician.He began...
born in the Netherlands. Dutch IM 1954.
Deaths
- 19 January - Walter Gledhill died in Harrogate, England. Gledhill Attack.
- 17 March - James Alexander Porterfield RyndJames Alexander Porterfield RyndJames Alexander Porterfield Rynd was Dublin born chess player and lawyer.He was born on April 6, 1846 the son of Dublin solicitor James Goodlatte Rynd....
died in Dublin, Ireland. - 17 March - Franz BrentanoFranz BrentanoFranz Clemens Honoratus Hermann Brentano was an influential German philosopher and psychologist whose influence was felt by other such luminaries as Sigmund Freud, Edmund Husserl, Kazimierz Twardowski and Alexius Meinong, who followed and adapted his views.-Life:Brentano was born at Marienberg am...
died in Zurich, Switzerland. - 16 July - Vincenz HrubyVincenz HrubyVincenz Hruby was a Czech chess master.He was born in Krivsoudov . Hruby worked as a teacher at a secondary school in Trieste, today's Italy. He died there as well.His best results were in 1880s and 1890s...
died in Trieste, Italy. - 17 July - Arturo ReggioArturo ReggioArturo Reggio was an Italian chess master.He started playing chess as an engineering student at the Graz University of Technology and at the Imperial-Royal Polytechnic Institute of Vienna, both in Austria...
died in Milan, Italy.