Dawid Janowski
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Full name | Dawid Markelowicz Janowski |
Country | France/Poland |
Born | 25 May 1868 Wołkowysk, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire (modern Vawkavysk, Belarus) |
Died | 15 January 1927 Hyères, Var, France | (aged 58)
Dawid Markelowicz Janowski
Biography
Born into a
Janowski was devastating against the older masters such as
Janowski played three matches against
In July–August 1914, he was playing an international chess tournament, the 19th DSB Congress (German Chess Federation Congress) in Mannheim, Germany, with four wins, four draws and three losses (seventh place), when World War I broke out.[4] Players at Mannheim representing countries now at war with Germany were interned. He, as well as Alexander Alekhine, was interned but released to Switzerland after a short internment.[5] In 1915, he left Europe for the United States and spent the next nine years there before returning to Paris. At New York 1916, in the final, he shared second place with
He died in France on 15 January 1927 of tuberculosis.
Playing style
Janowski played very quickly and was known as a sharp tactician who was devastating with the
Legacy
Several openings variations carry Janowski's name.
Old Indian Defence
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Janowski Variation in the Albin Countergambit
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Janowski Variation in the French Defence
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Janowski Variation in the Four Knights Game
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Notes
References
- ^ "JEWS RANKED AMONG THE 64 STRONGEST CHESS PLAYERS OF ALL TIME", JINFO.ORG.
- Israel Horowitz, Batsford 1973, p. 64; "The Centenary Match - Kasparov-Karpov III", Raymond Keeneand David Goodman, Batsford 1986
- ^ Chess Notes 5199, by Edward Winter
- ^ "Das unvollendete Turnier: Mannheim 1914". 20 December 2005.
- ^ ChessBase.com - Chess News - Edward Winter presents: Unsolved Chess Mysteries (28)
- ^ Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01 Archived July 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Old Indian Defense, Janowski Variation, old.chesstempo.com, access date 2 April 2021
- ^ Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation, www.chess.com, access date 2 April 2021
- ^ "Jackson Whipps Showalter vs. David Janowski, London 1899". Chessgames.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Hooper & Whyld (1996), p. 186. Janowski Variation.
- ^ "David Janowski vs. Alphonse Goetz, Championship of the Cafe de la Regence, Paris 1896". Chessgames.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "David Janowski vs. Jose Raul Capablanca, New York 1924". Chessgames.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Hooper & Whyld (1996), p. 186. Janowski–Larsen Variation.
- ^ "Frank Marshall vs. David Janowski, St. Petersburg 1914". Chessgames.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Laszlo Szabo vs. Bent Larsen, Portoroz Interzonal, Portoroz 1958". Chessgames.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Ossip Bernstein vs. David Janowski, Barmen Meisterturnier A, Barmen 1905". Chessgames.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "David Janowski vs. Amos Burn, Ostend Championship, Ostend 1907". Chessgames.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "David Janowski vs. Harry Nelson Pillsbury, Paris 1900". Chessgames.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
Bibliography
- ISBN 0-19-280049-3.
Further reading
- Cherniaev, Alexander; Meynell, Alexander (2005). David Janowski: Artist of the Chess Board. Hardinge Simpole. ISBN 9781843821687.
- Ackermann, Daniel (2005). Vabanque Dawid Janowsky 1868–1927. Schachverlag Dreier. ISBN 3-929376-65-2.
- Voronkov, S.B. and Plisetsky, D.G. (1987). David Yanovsky. Fizkultura i Sport.
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External links
- Dawid Janowski player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Edward Winter, Janowsky Jottings (1998)
- “Lasker v Janowsky, Paris, 1909” by Edward Winter