Alexander Flamberg
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Alexander Flamberg was a Polish chess
master.
(then Russian Empire
), 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 Warsaw. He won the Warsaw championships in 1901 and 1902. Flamberg played his first strong tournament in Lodz
(Quadrangular) in 1906, where he took 3rd, behind Akiba Rubinstein
and Mikhail Chigorin
.
In 1910, he won the Warsaw championship ahead of Rubinstein, but lost a match to him (+0 –4 =1). In 1910, he took 3rd, behind Gersz Rotlewi
and Rubinstein, in Warsaw. In 1911, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Gersz Salwe
, behind Rubinstein, in Warsaw. In 1911, Flamberg took 2nd, behind Stepan Levitsky
, in St Petersburg (All-Russian Amateur Tournament).
In 1912, he tied for 6-7th with Sergey von Freymann
in Abbazia (Opatija). The event was won by Rudolf Spielmann
. In 1912, he took 2nd, behind Rubinstein, in Warsaw. In 1912, he took 2nd, behind Efim Bogoljubow
, in Lodz (Łódź). In 1912, he took 5th in Vilna (Wilno, Vilnius) (the 7th All-Russian Masters' Tournament
, RUS-ch). The event was won by Rubinstein. In 1913, Flamberg won in Warsaw (Triangular) ahead of Oldřich Duras
and Moishe Lowtzky
. In 1913, he drew a match with Duras (+1 –1 =0) and won a match against Bogoljubow (+4 –0 =1), both in Warsaw. In 1913/14, he took 3rd, behind Alexander Alekhine
and Aron Nimzowitsch
, in Sankt Petersburg (the 8th RUS-ch). In 1914, Flamberg won in Cracow (Kraków, Krakau – then Austria-Hungary
).
In July/August 1914, he took 17th in Mannheim
(the 19th DSB Congress
, Alekhine won). After the declaration of war against Russia, eleven "Russian" players (Alekhine
, Bogoljubow
, Bogatyrchuk
, Flamberg, Koppelman, Maljutin
, Rabinovich
, Romanovsky
, Saburov
, Selesniev
, Weinstein) from the interrupted Mannheim tournament were interned by Germany. In September 1914, four of them (Alekhine, Bogatyrchuk, Saburov, and Koppelman) were freed and allowed, through Switzerland, to return home. The Russian internees played eight tournaments, the first in Baden Baden (1914) and all the others in Triberg (1914/15, 1915, 1916, 1917). The tournaments were mostly won by Bogoljubow (five times). The winners were also: Flamberg in 1914, and Ilya Rabinovich
in 1916 and 1917 (last one tied with Alexey Selezniev
).
Flamberg was allowed to return to Warsaw in 1916 (central Poland under German administration). In 1916, he tied for 4-5th (Rubinstein and Lowtzky won). In 1917, he tied for 3rd-4th (Rubinstein won). In 1919/20, he took 2nd, behind Zdzislaw Belsitzmann
, but ahead of Rubinstein. In 1923, he won, ahead of Paulin Frydman
, in Warsaw. In 1924, he tied for 1st with Lowtzky in Warsaw. In 1926, Flamberg died relatively young in his native Warsaw.
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
Alexander Davidovich Flamberg born in WarsawWarsaw
Warsaw 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...
(then Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
), 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
Salomon Langleben
Salomon Langleben was a Polish chess master.He lived for many years in the United States of America. In 1894 he won in Buffalo. At the end of 19th century, he returned to Poland.He won, ahead of Alexander Flamberg, at Warsaw 1900...
, in Warsaw. He won the Warsaw championships in 1901 and 1902. Flamberg played his first strong tournament in Lodz
Lódz
Łódź 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) in 1906, where he took 3rd, behind Akiba Rubinstein
Akiba Rubinstein
Akiba 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...
and Mikhail Chigorin
Mikhail Chigorin
Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin also was a leading Russian chess player...
.
In 1910, he won the Warsaw championship ahead of Rubinstein, but lost a match to him (+0 –4 =1). In 1910, he took 3rd, behind Gersz Rotlewi
Gersz Rotlewi
Gersz Rotlewi was a Polish chess master.-Biography:In 1906, Rotlewi tied for 5-6th in Lodz...
and Rubinstein, in Warsaw. In 1911, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Gersz Salwe
Gersz Salwe
Gersz Salwe was a Polish chess player.-Biography:Salwe was born into a Jewish family in Warsaw ....
, behind Rubinstein, in Warsaw. In 1911, Flamberg took 2nd, behind Stepan Levitsky
Stepan Levitsky
Stepan Levitsky was a Russian chess master and national chess champion....
, in St Petersburg (All-Russian Amateur Tournament).
In 1912, he tied for 6-7th with Sergey von Freymann
Sergey von Freymann
Sergey von Freymann was a Russian-Uzbekistani chess master.In 1906, von Freymann took 2nd, behind Semyon Alapin, in Sankt Petersburg. In 1907, he tied for 6-7th in St Petersburg . In 1907/08, he took 5th in Lodz . The event was won by Akiba Rubinstein...
in Abbazia (Opatija). The event was won by 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....
. In 1912, he took 2nd, behind Rubinstein, in Warsaw. In 1912, he took 2nd, behind Efim Bogoljubow
Efim Bogoljubow
Efim 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:...
, in Lodz (Łódź). In 1912, he took 5th in Vilna (Wilno, Vilnius) (the 7th 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...
, RUS-ch). The event was won by Rubinstein. In 1913, Flamberg won in Warsaw (Triangular) ahead of Oldřich Duras
Oldrich Duras
Oldřich Duras was a leading Czech chess master of the early 20th century...
and Moishe Lowtzky
Moishe 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...
. In 1913, he drew a match with Duras (+1 –1 =0) and won a match against Bogoljubow (+4 –0 =1), both in Warsaw. In 1913/14, he took 3rd, behind 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...
and Aron Nimzowitsch
Aron Nimzowitsch
Aron Nimzowitsch was a Russian-born Danish unofficial chess grandmaster and a very influential chess writer...
, in Sankt Petersburg (the 8th RUS-ch). In 1914, Flamberg won in Cracow (Kraków, Krakau – then Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
).
In July/August 1914, he took 17th in Mannheim
Mannheim
Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
(the 19th 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...
, Alekhine won). After the declaration of war against Russia, eleven "Russian" players (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...
, Bogoljubow
Efim Bogoljubow
Efim 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:...
, Bogatyrchuk
Fedor Bogatyrchuk
Fedir Parfenovych Bohatyrchuk was a Ukrainian-Canadian International Master of chess, and an...
, Flamberg, Koppelman, Maljutin
Boris Maliutin
Boris Evgenievich Maliutin was a Russian chess master.He played many tournaments in Saint Petersburg...
, Rabinovich
Ilya Rabinovich
Ilya Rabinovich was a Russian chess master.-Biography:In 1911 Ilya Leontievich Rabinovich tied for 1st with Platz in Saint Petersburg...
, Romanovsky
Peter Romanovsky
Peter Arsenievich Romanovsky was a Russian chess International Master, International Arbiter, and author.-Biography:At the beginning of his career in Sankt Petersburg, he shared fourth place in 1908 , tied for 10-11th in 1909 , took second place behind Smorodsky in 1913, and shared first with...
, Saburov
Peter Petrovich Saburov
Peter Petrovich Saburov was a Russian chess master and organizer.He was a son of Peter Alexandrovich Saburov, a diplomat and chess organizer. The November 1911 American Chess Bulletin wrote: "Peter Petrovich Saburov, President of the far-famed St Petersburg Chess Club was born in St Petersburg on...
, Selesniev
Alexey Selezniev
Alexey Selezniev was a Russian chess master....
, Weinstein) from the interrupted Mannheim tournament were interned by Germany. In September 1914, four of them (Alekhine, Bogatyrchuk, Saburov, and Koppelman) were freed and allowed, through Switzerland, to return home. The Russian internees played eight tournaments, the first in Baden Baden (1914) and all the others in Triberg (1914/15, 1915, 1916, 1917). The tournaments were mostly won by Bogoljubow (five times). The winners were also: Flamberg in 1914, and Ilya Rabinovich
Ilya Rabinovich
Ilya Rabinovich was a Russian chess master.-Biography:In 1911 Ilya Leontievich Rabinovich tied for 1st with Platz in Saint Petersburg...
in 1916 and 1917 (last one tied with Alexey Selezniev
Alexey Selezniev
Alexey Selezniev was a Russian chess master....
).
Flamberg was allowed to return to Warsaw in 1916 (central Poland under German administration). In 1916, he tied for 4-5th (Rubinstein and Lowtzky won). In 1917, he tied for 3rd-4th (Rubinstein won). In 1919/20, he took 2nd, behind Zdzislaw Belsitzmann
Zdzislaw Belsitzmann
Zdzisław Belsitzmann was a Polish chess master.Belsitzmann lived in Warsaw, where he played several times in tournaments with top Polish chess masters. In 1913, he drew a match against Salomon Langleben . He tied for 4-5th in 1916/17, and 3rd-4th in 1917, both with Alexander Flamberg, and both...
, but ahead of Rubinstein. In 1923, he won, ahead of Paulin Frydman
Paulino Frydman
Paulino Frydman was a Polish chess master.-Biography:...
, in Warsaw. In 1924, he tied for 1st with Lowtzky in Warsaw. In 1926, Flamberg died relatively young in his native Warsaw.