David Enoch was an Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

i 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...

 player.

He was born in Auschwitz in 1901 but immigrated to Berlin after the first world war. He tied for 6-7th at Berlin 1927 (Alfred Brinckmann

Alfred Brinckmann

Alfred Brinckmann was a German chess International Master, author and functionary from Kiel.-The chess player:He participated eight times in German Chess Championship in the period 1921-1949...

 won), and took 10th at Berlin 1929 (Berthold Koch

Berthold Koch

Berthold Koch was a German chess master and journalist.Born in Berlin, he won four times the Berlin Championship in 1927, 1933 , 1946, and 1951...

 won).

Enoch emigrated from Germany to Palestine (British Mandate) in 1933. He took 2nd, behind Abram Blass

Abram Blass

Abram Blass was a Polish-Israeli chess master.Born in Łomża , he moved to the USA, staying from 1911 to 1924. After returning to Poland, he lived in Warsaw. In 1924/25, Blass tied for 3rd-5th in Warsaw . In 1926, he tied for 1st with Paulin Frydman in Warsaw...

, at Tel Aviv 1935 (the 2nd Maccabiah Games

1935 Maccabiah Games

The 1935 Maccabiah Games was the second Maccabiah held. These games were held despite official opposition by the British Mandatory government. A total of 28 countries were represented by 1,350 athletes. Delegations from Italy, Belgium, Holland, Turkey, France and South Africa arrived for the first...

). He played for Palestine on second board in the 6th Chess Olympiad

6th Chess Olympiad

The 6th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between August 16 and August 31, 1935, in Warsaw, Poland...

 at Warsaw 1935 (+6 –6 =5).

He won against Creevey (IRL), Henri Grob

Henri Grob

Henri Grob was a Swiss chess master.Grob represented Switzerland in Chess Olympiads.* In 1927, at fourth board in 1st Chess Olympiad in London ;...

 (SUI), Bjørn Nielsen

Bjørn Nielsen

Bjørn Nielsen was a Danish chess master.He played for Denmark in Chess Olympiads:* In 1933, at fourth board in 5th Olympiad in Folkestone ;...

 (DEN), Rasmusson (FIN), George Alan Thomas

George Alan Thomas

Sir George Alan Thomas, Bart. was a British badminton, tennis and chess player. He was twice British Chess Champion and a 21-time All-England Badminton champion. He also played in the semi-finals of the men's tennis doubles at Wimbledon in 1911...

 (ENG), and Karel Opočensky

Karel Opocenský

Karel Opočenský was a Czech chess master.-Biography:He was four-time Czech Champion . In 1919, he took 2nd, behind František Schubert, in Prague . In 1925, he tied for 3rd-4th in Paris . In 1927, he won in Česke Budějovice...

 (CSR).

He drew with Stefano Rosselli del Turco

Stefano Rosselli del Turco

Stefano Rosselli Del Turco, marquis, was an Italian chess master.He played in all first ten Italian championships, and was twice Italian Champion...

 (ITA), Mieczysław Najdorf

Miguel Najdorf

Miguel Najdorf was a Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster of Jewish origin, famous for his Najdorf Variation....

 (POL), Aleksandras Machtas

Aleksandras Machtas

Aleksandras Machtas was a Lithuanian chess master.He twice played for Lithuania in Chess Olympiads:* In 1930, at first board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg ;...

 (LTU), Frank Marshall (USA), and Andor Lilienthal

Andor Lilienthal

Andor Arnoldovich Lilienthal was a Hungarian and Soviet chess Grandmaster. In his long career, he played against ten male and female world champions, beating Emanuel Lasker, José Raúl Capablanca, Alexander Alekhine, Max Euwe, Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, and Vera Menchik...

 (HUN).

He lost to Louis Betbeder Matibet

Louis Betbeder Matibet

Louis Betbeder Matibet was a French chess master born in Orléans.He twice took 2nd place French Chess Championship in 1928 and 1946....

 (FRA), Milan Vidmar

Milan Vidmar

Milan Vidmar was a Slovene electrical engineer, chess player, chess theorist, philosopher, and writer. He was a specialist in power transformers and transmission of electric current.- Biography :...

 (YUG), 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....

 (AUT), Gunnar Friedemann

Gunnar Friedemann

-Biography:Friedemann played several times in Estonian championships at Tallinn. In 1932, he tied for 3rd-4th with Johannes Türn . In 1933, he won the 5th EST–ch. In 1934, he took 3rd, behind Ilmar Raud and Paul Felix Schmidt, at the 6th EST–ch. In 1935, he took 2nd, behind Paul Keres, at the 7th...

 (EST), Miklós Bródy

Miklós Bródy

Miklós Bródy was a Hungarian–Romanian chess master....

 (ROM), and Gösta Stoltz

Gösta 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 ...

(SWE).