Josef Cukierman
Encyclopedia
Josef Cukierman (Zukermann) (1900, Poland
– 1941, France
) was a Polish-born French chess
master.
, in 1900. He won the second Moscow City Championship
(1920/21). In early 1920s, Cukierman lived in Białystok, Poland
, where he won a chess club championship in 1926. Then he emigrated to France
.
In 1928, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Leon Schwartzmann
, behind Abraham Baratz
, in the 4th Paris City Championship
. In 1929, he tied for 5-6th in Paris (Savielly Tartakower
won). In 1930, he won, ahead of Tartakower, in the 6th Paris Championship. In 1931, he won in Paris. In 1933, he took 6th in Paris (Alexander Alekhine
won). In 1938, Cukierman took 3rd, behind José Raúl Capablanca
and Nicolas Rossolimo
, in Paris. In 1939, he tied for 5-6th in Paris (Rossolimo won).
During World War II
, he committed suicide in 1941.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
– 1941, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) was a Polish-born French chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master.
Biography
Cukierman was born near BialystokBialystok
Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Located on the Podlaskie Plain on the banks of the Biała River, Białystok ranks second in terms of population density, eleventh in population, and thirteenth in area, of the cities of Poland...
, in 1900. He won the second Moscow City Championship
Moscow City Chess Championship
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(1920/21). In early 1920s, Cukierman lived in Białystok, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, where he won a chess club championship in 1926. Then he emigrated to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
In 1928, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Leon Schwartzmann
Leon Schwartzmann
Leon 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...
, behind Abraham Baratz
Abraham Baratz
Abraham Baratz was a Romanian–French chess master.In 1924, Baratz took 2nd, behind Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, in Paris. In 1925, he tied for 1st with Vitaly Halberstadt in the 1st Paris City Chess Championship. In 1925, he took 3rd in Paris . In January 1926, he won ahead of Dawid Janowski in Hyères...
, in the 4th Paris City Championship
Paris City Chess Championship
The first Paris City Chess Championship was held in 1925....
. In 1929, he tied for 5-6th in Paris (Savielly Tartakower
Savielly Tartakower
Ksawery Tartakower was a leading Polish and French chess Grandmaster. He was also a leading chess journalist of the 1920s and 30s...
won). In 1930, he won, ahead of Tartakower, in the 6th Paris Championship. In 1931, he won in Paris. In 1933, he took 6th in Paris (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...
won). In 1938, Cukierman took 3rd, behind José Raúl Capablanca
José Raúl Capablanca
José 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...
and Nicolas Rossolimo
Nicolas Rossolimo
Nicolas Rossolimo was an American-French-Russian-Greek chess Grandmaster. He was many times champion of Paris, France, and after relocating to the United States won the 1955 U.S. Open Championship...
, in Paris. In 1939, he tied for 5-6th in Paris (Rossolimo won).
During World War II
World War II
World 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...
, he committed suicide in 1941.