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- 9–18 June 1942 - Salzburg 1942 chess tournamentSalzburg 1942 chess tournamentThe main organiser of Salzburg 1942, Ehrhardt Post, the Chief Executive of Nazi Grossdeutscher Schachbund, intended to bring together the six strongest players of Germany, the occupied and neutral European countries; world champion Alexander Alekhine, former champion Max Euwe, challenger Paul...
, Six Grandmasters' Tournament in the rooms of Mirabell Palace, 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, was won by Alexander AlekhineAlexander AlekhineAlexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
, 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....
, 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...
, Klaus JungeKlaus JungeKlaus Junge was one of the youngest German chess masters.-Biography:...
, 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 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 ...
. - 31 August 1942 - 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...
was arrested under the infamous Article 58, for criticising decreased living standards in Latvia since the Soviet annexation of 1940. Petrovs was sentenced to ten years in a corrective labor camp (GulagGulagThe Gulag was the government agency that administered the main Soviet forced labor camp systems. While the camps housed a wide range of convicts, from petty criminals to political prisoners, large numbers were convicted by simplified procedures, such as NKVD troikas and other instruments of...
). Finally, he had died at Kotlas on August 26, 1943 from an inflammation of the lungs. - 14–26 September 1942 - a tournament purporting to be the first European Individual Chess Championship (Europameisterschaft), organised by Post, was held in Munich. The main event was won by Alexander AlekhineAlexander AlekhineAlexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
, 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....
, Jan FoltysJan FoltysJan Foltys , was a Czech chess International Master.-Biography:...
, 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:...
, Kurt RichterKurt RichterKurt Paul Otto Joseph Richter was a German chess International Master and chess writer.- Chess achievements :...
, 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...
, Klaus JungeKlaus JungeKlaus Junge was one of the youngest German chess masters.-Biography:...
, etc. The Qualification Tournament (Wertungsturnier) won Gösta DanielssonGösta DanielssonGösta Erik Vilhelm Danielsson was a Swedish chess master.He took 4th at Stockholm 1934 , tied for 3rd-4th at Falun 1934 , tied for 3rd-4th, behind Paul Felix Schmidt and Paul Keres, at Tallinn 1935, and won at Göteborg 1935 .In September 1935, he...
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...
. - 28 September 1942 - Salo LandauSalo LandauSalo Landau was a Dutch chess player, who died in a Nazi concentration camp.-Early life:...
tried to escape the Nazis by fleeing to Switzerland with his family, but they were caught in Breda, near the border with Belgium. He was sent to a concentration camp in Gräditz, Silesia, where he died sometime between October 1943 and March 1944, probably 15 November 1943. His wife and young daughter, whose hiding place was betrayed, were sent to Auschwitz, where they were gassed on October 12, 1944.
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- 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. - DresdenDresdenDresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
won by Klaus JungeKlaus JungeKlaus Junge was one of the youngest German chess masters.-Biography:...
ahead of Rudolf KellerRudolf KellerRudolf Keller was a German chess master.Born in Dresden, he was the brother of Edith Keller-Herrmann. In 1935-1938, he won Dresden and Saxony championships. He took 4th at Berlin 1938, shared 1st with Ludwig Rellstab and Paul Michel at Bad Warmbrunn 1939, played in a match Germany vs...
, 3–8 January 1942. - 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 5th Hoogovens), 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 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...
, January 1942. - Leeuwarden (the Dutch Chess ChampionshipDutch Chess ChampionshipThe Dutch Chess Championship was officially established in 1909, although unofficial champions stretch back to the 1870s.-Early years:-Official championships:...
, Qualification), won jointly by Arnold van den HoekArnold van den HoekArnold Johannes van den Hoek was a Dutch chess master....
, Cortlever and Adriaan de GrootAdriaan de GrootAdrianus Dingeman de Groot was a Dutch chess master and psychologist, who conducted some of the most famous chess experiments of all time in the 1940s-60...
. - 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...
won by 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...
ahead of Petrovs, February 17 - March 12, 1942. - 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...
(Ghetto) won by Henryk Pogorieły ahead of Abram SzpiroAbram SzpiroAbram Szpiro was a Polish chess master.Born in Germany, he moved with his family to Łódź, Poland. He tied for 7-8th , shared 4th , and twice took 6th in Łódź City championships. He represented Łódź in the 2nd Polish Team Chess Championship at Katowice 1934...
, February - April 1942. - 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 Miguel NajdorfMiguel NajdorfMiguel Najdorf was a Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster of Jewish origin, famous for his Najdorf Variation....
ahead of Herman PilnikHerman PilnikHerman Pilnik was an Argentine chess Grandmaster.-Career:...
and 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....
. - 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...
(Club Argentino de Ajedrez), won by Stahlberg ahead of Pilnik. - 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...
(the Argentine Chess ChampionshipArgentine Chess ChampionshipThe first Argentine Chess Championship was held in 1921. The Champion's title was granted after victorious or drawn match between previous champion and challenger, a winner of Torneo Mayor...
), won by Pilnik ahead of Jacobo BolbochánJacobo BolbochánJacobo Bolbochán was an Argentine chess master.He played many times in the Argentine Chess Championships. He won twice , both ahead of Isaias Pleci. In 1933, he took 2nd, behind Luis Piazzini. In 1935, he took 2nd, behind Roberto Grau. In 1936, he took 3rd, behind Carlos Guimard and Grau...
. - Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
(the Brazilian Chess ChampionshipBrazilian Chess ChampionshipThe 1998 championship was held 9–19 December in Itabirito, Minas Gerais State.The field of sixteen played a series of two-game single elimination matches to determine the finalists....
, Qualification), won by Duarte ahead of João de Souza MendesJoão de Souza MendesJoão de Souza Mendes was a seven-time Brazilian chess champion.Born in Portugal, Souza Mendes played in the Brazilian Chess Championship 29 times, winning in 1925 , 1928, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1954, and 1958...
. - LimaLimaLima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
(the Peruvian Chess ChampionshipPeruvian Chess Championship- Men's Winners :-Women:- References :* * * *...
), won by José Andrés Pérez. - 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...
(the Uruguayan Chess ChampionshipUruguayan Chess ChampionshipThe Uruguayan Chess Championship is the national chess championship of Uruguay.-References:*...
), won by Arturo LiebsteinArturo LiebsteinArturo Liebstein was an Uruguayan chess master.He won thrice in the Uruguayan Chess Championship in 1940, 1942, and 1943.He tied for 9-11th at Montevideo 1941 , took 13th in the Mar del Plata chess tournament in 1943 , took 15th at Mar del Plata 1944 , and tied for 14-16th at Mar del Plata/Buenos...
. - RostockRostockRostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...
won by Carl CarlsCarl CarlsCarl Carls was a German chess master.In 1922, he took 2nd, behind Erhardt Post, in Bad Oeynhausen...
ahead of Junge, start 29 March 1942. - RegensburgRegensburgRegensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate...
won by Friedrich NürnbergFriedrich NürnbergFriedrich Nürnberg was a German chess master.He took 12th at Bad Oeynhausen 1941 , won ahead of Georg Klaus at Regensburg 1942 , shared 7th at Bad Oeynhausen 1942 , took 14th at Augsburg 1946 Friedrich Nürnberg (8 August 1909 – 10 November 1984) was a German chess master.He took 12th at Bad...
ahead of Georg KlausGeorg KlausGeorg Klaus was a German philosopher, cybernetician, chess master, and functionary.In 1928, he started his chess career in Nuremberg, playing at Arbeiterschachklub Nürnberg, then Nürnberger Schachklub Noris. In 1933, he won in the Franconian championships...
, March 29 - April 5, 1942. - SverdlovskYekaterinburgYekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
won by Viacheslav RagozinViacheslav RagozinViacheslav Vasilyevich Ragozin was a Soviet chess Grandmaster, an International Arbiter of chess, and a World Correspondence Chess Champion. He was also a chess writer and editor.- Biography :...
ahead of Petrovs, March 22 - April 11, 1942. - 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...
(the 4th U.S. Chess ChampionshipU.S. Chess ChampionshipThe U.S. Chess Championship is an invitational tournament held to determine the national chess champion of the United States. Since 1936, it has been held under the auspices of the U.S. Chess Federation. Until 1999, the event consisted of a round-robin tournament of varying size...
) won by 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...
, 10–30 April 1942. - CottbusCottbusCottbus is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, situated around southeast of Berlin, on the River Spree. As of , its population was .- History :...
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:...
and Milan Vidmar, Jr.Milan Vidmar, Jr.Milan Vidmar, Junior was a Slovenian chess master.He was a son of Milan Vidmar, a leading Slovenian chess grandmaster....
, start 19 April 1942. - 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 Walter NiephausWalter NiephausWalter Niephaus was a German chess master.-Biography:Born in Mörs am Niederrhein , he won Frankfurt City Championship in March 1942, won ahead of Fritz Sämisch and Ludwig Rellstab at Bad Elster in May 1942.He took 11th at Bad Oeynhausen 1942 , and won ahead of Klaus Junge at...
ahead of Friedrich SämischFriedrich SämischFriedrich Sämisch was a German chess grandmaster .-Main results:* 2nd at Berlin 1920...
, start 10 May 1942. - SalzburgSalzburg-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
won by Alexander AlekhineAlexander AlekhineAlexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
ahead of 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....
, 9–18 June 1942. - 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 9th 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 Ludwig RellstabLudwig Rellstab (chess player)Ludwig Rellstab was a German chess master.He was German Champion, winning at Bad Oeynhausen 1942. He took 8th in the European Championship at Munich 1942 . In 1943, he took 6th in Salzburg...
ahead of Hans Müller and Klaus, 22 June - July 4, 1942. - LeipzigLeipzigLeipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
won by Niephaus ahead of Junge. - BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
(the Belgian Chess ChampionshipBelgian Chess ChampionshipThe Belgian Chess Championship is a championship organised yearly by the Fédération Royale Belge des Echecs . The winner of the championship is awarded the title: Chess Champion of Belgium....
), won by 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...
. - SofiaSofiaSofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
(the Bulgarian Chess ChampionshipBulgarian Chess ChampionshipThe Bulgarian Chess Championship is an event inaugurated in 1933 to crown the best chess player in Bulgaria. The championship has been held on a nearly annual basis since, with only a few years missed...
), won by Yury ToshevYury ToshevYury Toshev was a Bulgarian chess master.He thrice won the Bulgarian Chess Championship )....
, July 19 - August 2, 1942. - 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 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...
ahead of 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...
. - NørresundbyNørresundbyNørresundby, a part of Aalborg Municipality, is a northern neighbourhood in Aalborg, north of the Limfjord, in Vendsyssel, in Denmark. The urban area has a population of 21,376 ....
(the 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 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 ;...
ahead of Jens EnevoldsenJens EnevoldsenJens Evald Enevoldsen-Elsing was a Danish chess master born in Copenhagen who won the Danish Chess Championship five times...
. - ÖstersundÖstersundÖstersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the...
(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...
. - 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...
won by Folke EkströmFolke EkströmFolke Ekström was a Swedish International Master of chess and of Correspondence chess .- Biography :...
and 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...
. - KuibyshevSamara, RussiaSamara , is the sixth largest city in Russia. It is situated in the southeastern part of European Russia at the confluence of the Volga and Samara Rivers. Samara is the administrative center of Samara Oblast. Population: . The metropolitan area of Samara-Tolyatti-Syzran within Samara Oblast...
won by Isaac BoleslavskyIsaac BoleslavskyIsaac Yefremovich Boleslavsky was a Soviet–Jewish chess Grandmaster.-Early career:Boleslavsky taught himself chess at age 9...
ahead of 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...
, July 27 - August 19, 1942. - Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
(Washington Chess Divan Championship), 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...
. - Ventnor City 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:...
ahead of 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...
. - Dallas (the 43rd 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 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....
and Yanofsky, 22–30 August 1942. - 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...
(Europameisterschaft), won by Alekhine ahead of Keres, 14–26 September 1942. - 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...
(Wertungsturnier), won by Gösta DanielssonGösta DanielssonGösta Erik Vilhelm Danielsson was a Swedish chess master.He took 4th at Stockholm 1934 , tied for 3rd-4th at Falun 1934 , tied for 3rd-4th, behind Paul Felix Schmidt and Paul Keres, at Tallinn 1935, and won at Göteborg 1935 .In September 1935, he...
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...
, 14–26 September 1942. - 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...
/LublinLublinLublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...
/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...
(the 3rd 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 followed by Junge, Bogoljubow, Friedrich SämischFriedrich SämischFriedrich Sämisch was a German chess grandmaster .-Main results:* 2nd at Berlin 1920...
, Rudolf KellerRudolf KellerRudolf Keller was a German chess master.Born in Dresden, he was the brother of Edith Keller-Herrmann. In 1935-1938, he won Dresden and Saxony championships. He took 4th at Berlin 1938, shared 1st with Ludwig Rellstab and Paul Michel at Bad Warmbrunn 1939, played in a match Germany vs...
, 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., 11–24 October 1942. - 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...
(Championship of the CityMoscow City Chess Championship-References: ****** from chessbase.com...
), won by Smyslov ahead of Boleslavsky, November 1942. - 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 Carl AhuesCarl AhuesCarl Oscar Ahues was a German chess International Master.He was Berlin champion in 1910. He was German Champion in 1929 winning the 26th DSB Congress in Duisburg. In 1930, he took 6th in San Remo , tied for 4-5th in Scarborough , and tied for 3-5th in Liege...
ahead of Rellstab, start 5 December 1942. - 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...
(Duras 60-jährigen Jubiläum), won by Alekhine and Junge, December 1942.
Matches
- Hector 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....
defeated 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...
(8 : 5) in Buenos Aires, Argentina (the 20th ARG-ch). - Walter CruzWalter CruzWalter Oswaldo Cruz was a Brazilian chess master.He was six-time Brazilian Champion and thrice Sub-Champion...
drew with Paulo Duarte (5 : 5) in São Paulo, Brazil (the 12th BRA-ch). - Vladimir MakogonovVladimir MakogonovVladimir Andreevich Makogonov was a chess player from Azerbaijan. He was born in Nakhchivan but lived in Baku for most of his life. He became an International Master in 1950 and was awarded an honorary Grandmaster title in 1987. Makogonov never became well known outside the Soviet Union, but was...
beat Salo FlohrSalo FlohrSalomon Mikhailovich Flohr was a leading Czech and later Soviet chess grandmaster of the mid-20th century, who became a national hero in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s. His name was used to sell many of the luxury products of the time, including Salo Flohr cigarettes, slippers and eau-de-cologne...
(7.5 : 4.5) in Baku, Azerbaijan. - Rudolf TeschnerRudolf TeschnerRudolf Teschner was a German chess master and writer.Teschner was seven times Champion of Berlin. In 1948, he won an East-Zones Championship in Bad Doberan, and later in 1951 took the German Championship .Teschner was leading member of the German Chess Olympic team in 1952 and 1956...
won against Friedrich SämischFriedrich SämischFriedrich Sämisch was a German chess grandmaster .-Main results:* 2nd at Berlin 1920...
(5 : 3) in Berlin, Germany. - Samuel ReshevskySamuel ReshevskySamuel "Sammy" Herman Reshevsky was a famous chess prodigy and later a leading American chess Grandmaster...
beat 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...
(7.5 : 3.5) in New York (play-off match for the U.S. ChampionU.S. Chess ChampionshipThe U.S. Chess Championship is an invitational tournament held to determine the national chess champion of the United States. Since 1936, it has been held under the auspices of the U.S. Chess Federation. Until 1999, the event consisted of a round-robin tournament of varying size...
title).
Team matches
- 8–9 August, Sofia: BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
vs. 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 ...
5-11 (2-6, 3-5)
(Toshev 01 Rabar; Tsvetkov 01 Tekavčić; Neikirch 10 Šubarić; Bidev 10 Petek; Kantardzhiev 00 Jerman; Dimitrov 00 Dumić; unknown 00 Horvath; Popov 01 Licul)
- 23–24 August, Trenčianske Teplice: 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...
vs. 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 ...
8-8 (2½-5½, 5½-2½)
(Rohaček ½½ Rabar; Potuček 00 Tekavčić; Ramharter ½1 Šubarić; Ujtelky 0½ Petek; Milan 0½ Jerman; Dienes 11 Horvath; Miština ½1 Dumić; Lauda 01 Licul)
Births
- 26 March – Vlatko KovačevićVlatko KovacevicVlatko Kovačević is a Croatian and Yugoslavian grandmaster of chess.In 1970, Vlatko Kovačević tied for 9th - 11th in Rovinj–Zagreb , but beat Fischer in their individual game. In 1975, he tied for 2nd - 4th in Rovinj–Zagreb . In 1976, he won in Sombor...
, Croatian/Yugoslav GM - 1 April – Ilse GuggenbergerIlse GuggenbergerIlse D. Guggenberger is a Colombian chess master.She was the Colombian Women's Champion in 1965, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1984....
, Colombian WIM, many time Colombian Women's ChampionColombian Chess ChampionshipThe first Colombian Championship was held in Cali in 1928, and first Women's Championship in Bogotá in 1965.- Champions :- Champions :-References:********... - 6 April – Shimon KaganShimon KaganShimon Kagan an Israeli chess master.He was Israeli Champion in 1967 and 1969. He tied for 4-5th at Netanya 1968 , tied for 9-10th at Netanya 1969 , took 9th at Netanya 1971 .Kagan played for Israel in nine Chess Olympiads.* In 1966, at fourth board in 17th Chess Olympiad in Havana ;* In...
in Tel Aviv, Israeli IM - 19 April – Michael ValvoMichael ValvoMichael Valvo was an International Master of chess.By 1962, he was one of the top blitz players in the United States. He won the 1963 U.S. Intercollegiate Championship....
in New York, American IM active in computer chessComputer chessComputer chess is computer architecture encompassing hardware and software capable of playing chess autonomously without human guidance. Computer chess acts as solo entertainment , as aids to chess analysis, for computer chess competitions, and as research to provide insights into human... - 12 May – Dragoljub VelimirovićDragoljub VelimirovicDragoljub Velimirović is a Serbian and former Yugoslav chess grandmaster, born in Valjevo.-Biography:...
in Valjevo, Serbian/Yugoslav GM - 17 June – Dusan Rajkovic, Yugoslavian/Serbian GM
- 19 August – Milan VukicMilan VukićMilan Vukić is a Bosnian chess Grandmaster. He has been a champion of Bosnia & Herzegovina and of the former state of Yugoslavia, both during its constitution as a Socialist Federal Republic and as a Federal Republic .-Biography:Curiously, he only started to play chess as a young man, having...
, Yugoslavian/Bosnian GM - 11 November – Bill GoichbergBill GoichbergWilliam "Bill" Goichberg is a rated chess master and is the former President of the United States Chess Federation. He was elected USCF President on August 14, 2005. He is a USCF Life Master and a FIDE Master, National Tournament Director and International Arbiter of FIDE...
, President of the United States Chess FederationUnited States Chess FederationThe United States Chess Federation is a non-profit organization, the governing chess organization within the United States, and one of the federations of the FIDE. The USCF was founded in 1939 from the merger of two regional chess organizations, and grew gradually until 1972, when membership...
(USCF) - 27 November – Vlastimil JansaVlastimil JansaVlastimil Jansa is a Chess Grandmaster from the Czech Republic .He learned chess while in hospital at the age of eight and at fourteen, became the youth champion of Prague. In 1959, he finished second in the Czechoslovak national junior championship...
in Prague, Czech GM - Larry Parr, American chess writer and editor
Deaths
- Ilya RabinovichIlya RabinovichIlya Rabinovich was a Russian chess master.-Biography:In 1911 Ilya Leontievich Rabinovich tied for 1st with Platz in Saint Petersburg...
evacuated from Leningrad but died of malnutrition in a hospital in Perm, Russia (World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
). - Nikolai RiuminNikolai RiuminNikolai Nikolaevich Riumin was a Russian chess master, one of the strongest Soviet players of the 1930s.Riumin was Moscow Champion in 1931, 1933/34, and 1935. He played in four Soviet Championships. In 1929, he took 5th in a quarter final group in Odessa...
died in Omsk, Russia. - Karl Wilhelm RosenkrantzKarl Wilhelm RosenkrantzKarl Wilhelm Rosenkrantz was a Russian and Soviet chess master.Rosenkrantz was born in Libava , then in the Courland Governorate of the Russian Empire...
died in Latvia. - Samuil VainshteinSamuil VainshteinSamuil Osipovich Vainshtein was a Russian chess master, organizer, publisher and editor....
died 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...
. - 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...
died probably in a Nazi concentration camp, 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...
. - Alexander WagnerAlexander WagnerAlexander Wagner was a Polish chess correspondence master and theoretician.He studied law in Lemberg , playing chess in the Lvov Chess Club...
died probably in Eastern Galicia, General Government. - 23 February - Max BlümichMax BlümichReinhold Max Blümich was a German chess master and editor.At the beginning of his chess career, he played in Leipzig where tied for 4-6th in 1909, took 8th in 1910, took 3rd in 1911, shared 1st in 1912, and took 5th in 1913.After World War I, he won or shared 1st at Mittwerda 1922, Frankfurt...
died in Falkenberg/Elster, Germany. - 7 March - Sergey BelavenetsSergey BelavenetsSergey Belavenets was a Soviet chess master, theoretician, and chess journalist of Belarusian descent.- Early life :Belavenets was born in Smolensk to a noble family. He and Mikhail Yudovich, known as the Smolensk twins, had been close friends since meeting in a school match in 1925...
died in Novgorod, Russia. Killed in combat action. Moscow City ChampionMoscow City Chess Championship-References: ****** from chessbase.com...
1932, 1937, 1938. - 8 March - José Raúl CapablancaJosé Raúl CapablancaJosé Raúl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. One of the greatest players of all time, he was renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play...
died at the Mount Sinai HospitalMount Sinai HospitalMount Sinai Hospital may refer to:*Mount Sinai Hospital, New York*Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto*Mount Sinai Medical Center & Miami Heart Institute, Miami, Florida*Mount Sinai Hospital, Cleveland*Mount Sinai Hospital, Milwaukee...
, in New York City. World Chess Champion 1921-1927. - 18 April - Leonid KubbelLeonid KubbelLeonid Ivanovich Kubbel was a Russian composer of chess endgame studies and problems. He was born in Leningrad at the end of 1891, or beginning of 1892 and died in the same city on April 18, 1942...
died during the siege of Leningrad. Russian chess problemist. - 29 April – Anatol TschepurnoffAnatol TschepurnoffAnatol Tschepurnoff was a Russian–Finnish chess master....
died in Helsinki, Finland. - 5 June - István AbonyiIstván AbonyiIstván Abonyi was a Hungarian chess master, who was born and died in Budapest.In 1912, Abonyi played the Abonyi Gambit for the first time....
died in Budapest, Hungary. - 8 July - Emil ZinnerEmil ZinnerEmil Zinner was a Jewish-Czech chess master.He won an open tournament at Budapest 1926 ; tied for 5-6th at Bilina 1930 ; tied for 8-10th at Brno 1931 , tied for 2nd-4th at Moravska Ostrava 1933 ; tied for 4-6th at Bad Liebenwerda 1934 ; tied for...
died in Nazi Majdanek concentration camp, General Government. - 9 July - Julio BalpardaJulio BalpardaJulio Cesar Balparda Muró was an Uruguayan chess master.He won the Uruguayan Chess Championship three times...
died in Uruguay. - August - Alexey TroitskyAlexey TroitskyAlexey Alexeyevich Troitsky, or Alexei, or Troitzky is considered to have been one of the greatest composers of chess endgame studies. He is widely regarded as the founder of the modern art of composing chess studies...
, founder of modern study composition, died of starvation in Leningrad, Russia. - 16 August - Leon RosenLeon RosenLeon Rosen was an American chess master.Born in Warsaw, Poland , he left for Paris, France, and next emigrated to the United States. He took 4th at Paris 1896 , and took 14th in the Paris 1900 chess tournament . In that time, he appeared on the New York 1900 Census...
died in New York, USA. - 20 August - 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....
died in Sweden (in exile). - 21 August – Vladimir SourninVladimir SourninVladimir Sournin was a Russian–American chess master.Born into a Russian family of an Army officer, he studied in Paris where he met Emmanuel Schiffers, and also learned about the Spanish-American War preparations and decided to join the Volunteers and crossed the water to fight for the United...
died in Baltimore, USA. - 3 September - Leon SchwartzmannLeon SchwartzmannLeon Schwartzmann was a Polish–French chess master.He was born in Warsaw, Poland into a Jewish family, and studied in Sankt Petersburg. In 1911, he tied for 5-6th in St Petersburg...
arrested in France, died in Auschwitz. - December - Sergey LebedevSergey LebedevSergey Fedorovich Lebedev was a Russian chess master.S.F. Lebedev lived in Saint Petersburg before World War I, during and after the war . He took 4th at Moscow 1899 , took 3rd at St...
died in Russia.