Gersz Rotlewi
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Gersz Rotlewi (Rotlevi, Rotlevy) (1889 – 1920) was a Polish chess
master.
(Akiba Rubinstein
won). In 1907, he took 3rd, behind Rubinstein and Dawid Daniuszewski
, in Lodz (Quadrangular), took 2nd, behind Heilmann, in Ostend
(main class I section), and took 6th in Lodz (the 5th Russian Chess Championship
; the event was won by Rubinstein). He took 4th in the Prague 1908 chess tournament
(Hauptturnier, preliminary), tied for 1st with Daniuszewski at Lodz 1909, and took 2nd, behind Alexander Alekhine
, at Saint Petersburg
1909 (the All-Russian Amateur tournament).
Rotlewi played two matches against Gersz Salwe
, losing in 1909 (+5 –8 =5) and winning in 1910 (+3 –1 =6).
In 1910, he tied for 1st with Rubinstein in Warsaw
, and won in the Hamburg 1910 chess tournament
(the 17th DSB Congress
, Hauptturnier A), which earned him the Master Title, and the right {and invitation} to compete at the Carlsbad 1911 chess tournament
. In 1911, he took 4th in Carlsbad (Richard Teichmann
won), tied for 2nd-4th in Cologne
(Moishe Lowtzky
won), and took 2nd in Munich (Simon Alapin won).
After this a nervous disorder forced him to give up serious chess. He died in 1920 at the age of 31.
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
In 1906, Rotlewi tied for 5-6th in LodzLódz
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...
(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...
won). In 1907, he took 3rd, behind Rubinstein and Dawid Daniuszewski
Dawid Daniuszewski
Dawid Daniuszewski was a Polish chess master.-Biography:In 1906, he finished 2nd, behind Akiba Rubinstein, in Łódź. In 1907, he again finished 2nd, behind Rubinstein, and ahead of Gersz Rotlewi and Gersz Salwe in Łódź . In 1907/08, he took 10th in Łódź...
, in Lodz (Quadrangular), took 2nd, behind Heilmann, in Ostend
Ostend
Ostend is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke , Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast....
(main class I section), and took 6th in Lodz (the 5th Russian Chess Championship
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...
; the event was won by Rubinstein). He took 4th in the Prague 1908 chess tournament
Prague 1908 chess tournament
The first International Prague Chess Tournament was held in honour of the sixtieth anniversary of Franz Joseph I of Austria's elevation as monarch to the Austria-Hungary Empire. Twenty great masters played in the pavilion of the Chamber of Commerce and Trade in Prague, from May 17 to June 13,...
(Hauptturnier, preliminary), tied for 1st with Daniuszewski at Lodz 1909, and took 2nd, 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...
, at Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
1909 (the All-Russian Amateur tournament).
Rotlewi played two matches against Gersz Salwe
Gersz Salwe
Gersz Salwe was a Polish chess player.-Biography:Salwe was born into a Jewish family in Warsaw ....
, losing in 1909 (+5 –8 =5) and winning in 1910 (+3 –1 =6).
In 1910, he tied for 1st with Rubinstein in Warsaw
Warsaw
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...
, and won in the Hamburg 1910 chess tournament
Hamburg 1910 chess tournament
The Hamburg 1910 chess tournament was organized by Walter Robinow, the President of the Hamburg Chess Club .-Masters Tournament:Eighteen masters started but Franz Jakob withdrew after round 6....
(the 17th 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...
, Hauptturnier A), which earned him the Master Title, and the right {and invitation} to compete at the Carlsbad 1911 chess tournament
Carlsbad 1911 chess tournament
Carlsbad is known in the whole chess world thanks to four international tournaments, held in 1907, 1911, 1923 and 1929....
. In 1911, he took 4th in Carlsbad (Richard Teichmann
Richard Teichmann
Richard Teichmann was a German chess master.He was known as "Richard the Fifth" because he often finished in fifth place in tournaments. But in Karlsbad 1911, he scored a convincing win, crushing Akiba Rubinstein and Carl Schlechter with the same line of the Ruy Lopez...
won), tied for 2nd-4th in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
(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...
won), and took 2nd in Munich (Simon Alapin won).
After this a nervous disorder forced him to give up serious chess. He died in 1920 at the age of 31.
Notable chess games
- Grigory Helbach vs Gersz Rotlewi, Sankt Petersburg 1909, All Russian Amateur, Scandinavian Defense, Mieses Variation, B01, 0-1
- Gersz Salwe vs Gersz Rotlewi, Carlsbad 1911, French Defense, Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense, C10, 0-1
- Gersz Rotlewi vs Frank James Marshall, Carlsbad 1911, Queen's Gambit Declined, Cambridge Springs Variation, D52, 1-0