Moissei Eljaschoff
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Moissei Zacharowits Eljaschoff (24 June 1870 – 1919) was a Lithuanian chess
master,
He was the older brother of Dr. Israel Isidor Elyashev
, the first Yiddish literary critic.
He won a match against Carl Carls
(3 : 1) at Berlin 1902. He tied for 3rd-6th at Hanover 1902 (the 13th DSB Congress
, Haupturnier B, Leo Fleischmann
won), took 2nd behind Hans Fahrni
at Coburg 1904 (the 14th DSB Congress, Haupturnier B), took 3rd at Munich 1904 (Quadrangular, Rudolf Spielmann
won), tied for 3rd-5th at Munich 1906 (Hexagonal, Aron Nimzowitsch
won), took 13th in the Ostend 1907 chess tournament
(Hauptturnier B, Georg Schories
won).
His best achievement was the 2nd place, behind Friedrich Köhnlein
, at Düsseldorf 1908 (the 16th DSB Congress, Haupturnier A). He shared for 4th at St. Petersburg 1909 (Alexander Alekhine
won), tied for 5-6th at Hamburg 1910 (the 17th DSB Congress, Haupturnier B), took 20th at St. Petersburg 1911 (Stepan Levitsky
won), tied for 7-8th at Breslau 1912 (the 18th DSB Congress, Haupturnier A, Bernhard Gregory
won), took 17th at Vilna 1912 (Haupturnier A, Karel Hromadka
won), and tied for 17-18th at St. Petersburg 1913/14 (All-Russian Masters' Tournament
, Alekhine and Nimzowitsch won).
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,
He was the older brother of Dr. Israel Isidor Elyashev
Israel Isidor Elyashev
Dr. Israel Isidor Elyashev was a Jewish neurologist and the first Yiddish literary critic.He introduced the world to the works of the great contemporary Yiddish classical writers: Sholem Rabinovich, better known as Sholem Aleichem, Mendele Mocher Sefarim, Isaac Leib Peretz and Nachum Sokolov;...
, the first Yiddish literary critic.
He won a match against Carl Carls
Carl Carls
Carl Carls was a German chess master.In 1922, he took 2nd, behind Erhardt Post, in Bad Oeynhausen...
(3 : 1) at Berlin 1902. He tied for 3rd-6th at Hanover 1902 (the 13th DSB Congress
DSB Congress
The Deutschen Schachbund had been founded in Leipzig on 18 July 1877. When the next meeting took place in the Schützenhaus on 15 July 1879, sixty-two clubs had become member of the chess federation. Hofrat Rudolf von Gottschall became Chairman and Hermann Zwanziger the General Secretary...
, Haupturnier B, Leo Fleischmann
Leó Forgács
Leó Forgács was a Hungarian chess player.-Biography:...
won), took 2nd behind Hans Fahrni
Hans Fahrni
Hans Fahrni was a Swiss chess master.In 1892 he was joint Swiss chess champion ....
at Coburg 1904 (the 14th DSB Congress, Haupturnier B), took 3rd at Munich 1904 (Quadrangular, Rudolf Spielmann
Rudolf Spielmann
Rudolf Spielmann was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.-Career:He was a lawyer but never worked as one....
won), tied for 3rd-5th at Munich 1906 (Hexagonal, Aron Nimzowitsch
Aron Nimzowitsch
Aron Nimzowitsch was a Russian-born Danish unofficial chess grandmaster and a very influential chess writer...
won), took 13th in the Ostend 1907 chess tournament
Ostend 1907 chess tournament
The tournament was divided into two sections: the Championship Tournament and the Masters' Tournament. The first section was for players who had previously won an international tournament. The Championship Tournament took place in the Casino of Ostend from 16 May to 14 June 1907...
(Hauptturnier B, Georg Schories
Georg Schories
Georg Schories was a German chess master.Born in Berlin, he travelled first to Paris, then England, where for many years he, as George Shories, made his home...
won).
His best achievement was the 2nd place, behind Friedrich Köhnlein
Friedrich Köhnlein
Friedrich Köhnlein was a German chess master and problemist.He won at Düsseldorf 1908...
, at Düsseldorf 1908 (the 16th DSB Congress, Haupturnier A). He shared for 4th at St. Petersburg 1909 (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), tied for 5-6th at Hamburg 1910 (the 17th DSB Congress, Haupturnier B), took 20th at St. Petersburg 1911 (Stepan Levitsky
Stepan Levitsky
Stepan Levitsky was a Russian chess master and national chess champion....
won), tied for 7-8th at Breslau 1912 (the 18th DSB Congress, Haupturnier A, Bernhard Gregory
Bernhard Gregory
Bernhard Gregory was an Estonian chess master.In 1902, he tied for 16-19th in Hannover . In 1903/04, he tied for 9-10th in Berlin...
won), took 17th at Vilna 1912 (Haupturnier A, Karel Hromadka
Karel Hromádka
Karel Hromádka was a Czech chess player, two-time Czech champion, 1913 and 1921 ....
won), and tied for 17-18th at St. Petersburg 1913/14 (All-Russian Masters' Tournament
Russian Chess Championship
-Imperial Russia:In 1874, Emanuel Schiffers defeated Andrey Chardin in a match held in St. Petersburg with five wins and four losses. Schiffers was considered the first Russian champion until his student, Mikhail Chigorin, defeated him in a match held in St. Petersburg in 1879...
, Alekhine and Nimzowitsch won).