Moishe Lowtzky - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Biography

He was born into a Jewish family in Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

. In 1903, Lowtzky tied for 6-7th with Eugene Znosko-Borovsky

Eugene Znosko-Borovsky

Eugene Alexandrovich Znosko-Borovsky was a Russian chess master, music and drama critic, teacher and author. Born in Saint Petersburg, he settled in Paris in 1920, and lived there for the rest of his life.-Biography:...

in Kiev

Kiev

Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

(3rd RUS-ch). The event was won by Mikhail Chigorin

Mikhail Chigorin

Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin also was a leading Russian chess player...

. In 1903, he took 4th in Dresden (Paul Saladin Leonhardt won). In 1904, he tied for 2nd-3rd in Coburg (14th 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). In 1910, he tied for 1st with Thoenes in Hamburg

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

. In 1910, he took 3rd in Hamburg (Zsigmond Barász

Zsigmond Barász

Zsigmond Barász was a Hungarian chess master.He took 2nd, behind Zoltán von Balla, at Györ 1906 and lost a match to him there; took 9th at Budapest 1906 , tied for 1st-2nd with Forgács at Budapest 1907 , and took 4th at Székesfehérvár 1907 .Barász won at...

won). In 1910, he tied for 1st-3rd with Leonhardt and Mörig in Leipzig. In 1911, he won in Cologne (Masters tournament). In 1911, he took 2nd, behind Hans Fahrni

Hans Fahrni

Hans Fahrni was a Swiss chess master.In 1892 he was joint Swiss chess champion ....

, in San Remo. In 1911, he took 2nd in Leipzig (Valentiner won). In 1912, he took 5th in Abbazia (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). In 1912, he took 16th in Breslau (18th DSB–Congress). The event was won by Oldřich Duras

Oldrich Duras

Oldřich Duras was a leading Czech chess master of the early 20th century...

and 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...

. In 1912, he took 12th in Pistyan (Pöstyén, Piešťany). The event was won by Rubinstein. In 1913, he took 3rd in Warsaw (Alexander Flamberg

Alexander Flamberg

Alexander Flamberg was a Polish chess master.-Biography:Alexander Davidovich Flamberg born in Warsaw , 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...

won). In 1913/14, he took 4th in Sankt Petersburg (8th RUS-ch). The event was won by 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...

.

During World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

, Łowcki moved to Warsaw. In 1916, he shared 1st with Rubinstein but lost a playoff match (0.5 : 2.5) to him. In 1917, he took 2nd, behind Rubinstein. In 1919, he took 8th (Zdzisław Belsitzmann won). In 1924, he tied for 1st with Flamberg. In 1925, he tied for 3rd-5th (Stanisław Kohn won). In 1926, he took 3rd (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...

and Paulin Frydman

Paulino Frydman

Paulino Frydman was a Polish chess master.-Biography:...

won). In 1926, he tied for 3rd-7th in Warsaw (1st POL-ch). The event was won by Dawid Przepiórka

Dawid Przepiórka

Dawid Przepiórka was a prominent Polish chess player of the early twentieth century.Dawid Przepiórka was born 22 December 1880 in Warsaw, Poland , to a family of wealthy landowners and entrepreneurs of Jewish extraction...

. In 1926/27, he took 3rd (Leon Kremer

Leon Kremer

Leon Kremer was a Polish chess master.He played several times in the Warsaw championships, and won in 1929. He also took 6th in 1925 , took 4th in 1926 , shared 1st with Kohn in 1927, tied for 6-8th in 1928 , and took 3rd in 1930 .He twice represented Warsaw in the Polish team championships at...

and Kohn won). In 1927, he tied for 11-12th in Łódź (2nd POL-ch). The event was won by Rubinstein. In 1928, he took 5th in Warsaw (Blass won). In 1929, he tied for 3rd-4th in Warsaw (Kremer won). In 1930, he took 4th in Warsaw (P. Frydman won). In 1937, he tied for 11-12th in Jurata (4th POL-ch). The event was won by Savielly Tartakower

Savielly Tartakower

Ksawery Tartakower was a leading Polish and French chess Grandmaster. He was also a leading chess journalist of the 1920s and 30s...

.

In 1940, Moishe Lowtzky was arrested in Warsaw, and died in a Nazi concentration camp.

Notable chess games

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