Samuel Factor
| Samuel Factor | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Faktor |
| Country | Poland (before 1921) United States (after 1921) |
| Born | September 22, 1883 Chicago, Illinois , United States |
Samuel ("S. D.") Factor (Faktor) (22 September 1883,[1] Łódź – 11 January 1949, Chicago) was a Polish-American chess master.
Biography
During World War I, Faktor was one of the strongest chess players in Łódź . In 1916, he lost a match to Hirszbajn (+2 –4 =4). In 1917, he took 3rd, behind Gersz Salwe, and Teodor Regedziński. In 1917/18, he took 2nd, behind Regedziński. In 1919, he won the Łódź Chess Club Championship. Then, he emigrated, via Holland, to America.
In the end of 1919, he drew a mini-match with
In 1928, Factor represented USA at third board (+4 –2 =5) in the 2nd Chess Olympiad in The Hague. He won team silver medal.
In August 1932, he tied for 7–10th in Pasadena, California (Alexander Alekhine won).
According to his obituary in the January 20, 1949 issue of
As an organizer of chess Factor was prominent. He had a hand in the development of the original Western Chess Association; he was one of the organizers of the National Chess Federation, and later of the American Chess Federation; and lived to see these three begin to realize his dreams in the final form of the United States Chess Federation of which he was a most valued Director.
It is difficult to be objective in cataloguing a few of Sam Factor's many contributions to chess, for in many respects his own personality was his greatest contribution. Few master players have won as modestly, lost as graciously, or been as unostentatiously helpful and unselfish with their time and talent.
Factor was survived by his wife Hazel and his children Barbara and Phyllis.
Samuel Factor was a nephew of
Notable chess games
- Samuel Faktor vs Richard Réti, Rotterdam 1919, Dutch Defence, A85, 1-0
- Samuel Factor vs Samuel Reshevsky, Detroit 1924, 25th WCA, Queen’s Gambit Declined, Semi-Slav, D46, 1-0
- Samuel Factor vs Karl Gilg (CSR), The Hague 1928, 2nd Olympiad, Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, D68, 1-0
- Nietsche vs Samuel Factor, Chicago 1942, King's Gambit Accepted, Bishop's Gambit, Lopez Variation, C33, 0-1
References
- ^ His birth year is sometimes given as 1892. According to the Szachowa Vistula article about Factor, his obituary in the 1949 New York Times gave his age as 65, which would support the 1883 birth date.
External links
- Samuel Factor player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Polish Website on Samuel Factor