1915 in chess
In this article about 1915 in chess, we will explore and analyze in detail all the aspects related to this topic that is so relevant today. From its origins to its impact on society, through its different manifestations and evolution over time, we will immerse ourselves in an in-depth study that will allow us to better understand the importance and significance of 1915 in chess in our daily lives. Through data, research and expert opinions, we will provide a complete overview that will help us reflect on this topic and discover new perspectives that will enrich our knowledge about 1915 in chess.
Events in chess in 1915:
Chess events in brief
- Marshall Chess Divan started by Frank Marshall. Forerunner to Marshall Chess Club.
Tournaments
- Triberg chess tournament won by Efim Bogoljubow ahead of Ilya Rabinovich and Peter Romanovsky, 1914/15
- New York (Metropolitan Chess League), won by Edward Lasker, January
- Vienna (Quadrangular), won by Józef Dominik, March
- 25th London City championship (London, England), won by Sir George Thomas, March
- New York won by José Raúl Capablanca followed by Frank Marshall, Oscar Chajes and Abraham Kupchik, Jacob Bernstein and Ed Lasker, 19 April – 7 May
- 16th U.S. Open Chess Championship (Excelsior, Minnesota), won by Jackson Showalter ahead of Norman T. Whitaker, finished 21 August
- Utica won by Charles Jaffe
- Triberg won by Efim Bogoljubow ahead of Ilya Rabinovich and Alexander Flamberg
- Triberg won by Efim Bogoljubow ahead of Alexey Selezniev and Ilya Rabinovich
- Triberg won by Efim Bogoljubow of Ilya Rabinovich and Alexey Selezniev
- Moscow won by Nikolai Zubarev ahead of Peter Yurdansky
- St. Petersburg won by Alexander Ilyin-Genevsky and Golubev
- 6th Danish Chess Championship (Horsens, Denmark), won by Johannes Giersing
- Amsterdam won by G. J. van Gelder
- Rotterdam won by G. J. van Gelder
- Scheveningen won by Max Marchand
- Hastings won by Reginald Pryce Michell
- 7th Leopold Trebitsch Memorial Tournament (Vienna, Austria), won by Carl Schlechter followed by Richard Réti, Arthur Kaufmann, Georg Marco, František Schubert, and Ignatz von Popiel
- Moscow won by Alexander Alekhine ahead of Vladimir Nenarokov and Peter Yurdansky, December
- 26th London championship (London, England), won by Theodor Germann and Edward Guthlac Sergeant, 1915/16
- Triberg (Triangular), won by Efim Bogoljubow ahead of Ilya Rabinovich and Alexey Selezniev, 1915/16
Matches
- 17–20 May - Addey Dixon beat H. Thomas (+3 –1 =0) in Belfast.
- c. 24 May - John O'Hanlon beat Addey Dixon (+3 –0 =0) in Portadown.
- Gyula Breyer won against Jan F. Esser (+2 –1 =1) in Budapest.
- Jacques Mieses defeated Siegbert Tarrasch (+1 –0 =1) in Berlin.
- Edward Guthlac Sergeant beat Theodor Germann (play-off) (+2 –0 =0) in London, 1915/16.
Births
- 21 February - René Letelier in San Bernardo. Chilean ch. 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1973, IM 1960.
- 3 March - Kazimierz Plater born in Vilna. Polish ch. 1949, 1956, 1957. IM 1950.
- 20 April - Maximilian Ujtelky born in Hungary/Slovakia. Slovak IM 1961.
- 20 May - Erik Jakob Larsson born in Landskrona, Sweden.
- 14 June - Nicolaas Cortlever, born in Amsterdam. Dutch IM 1950.
- 30 August - Hermann Albrecht, born in Marburg, Germany. IJComp 1957.
- 31 August - David Vincent Hooper, born in Reigate, England. British cr ch 1944.
- 27 November - Shlomo Smiltiner, Israeli master.
- Edward Gerstenfeld born in Lviv. Polish-Ukrainian master.
- David Polland born in USA ? U.S. Open ch 1937 and NYS ch 1937.
Deaths
- Thomas Bright Wilson died of cholera. Secretary of the Manchester Chess Club, England. He invented the first mechanical chess clock in 1883.
- Mattia Cavallotti died in Milan. Cavallotti Countergambit.
- Matteo Gladig died in Ljubljana. Italian master.
- 19 March - Eugene Cook, died in Hoboken, NJ. 1st American composer of note.
- 2 November - Isaac Rice, American inventor and chess patron, died in USA. Rice Gambit.
References
- ^ "Short Matches of the 20th Century". Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
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