Isaak Jakowlewitsch Masel
Isaak Jakowlewitsch Masel ( Russian Исаак Яковлевич Мазель ; * 1911 in Minsk , † March 31, 1945 in Tashkent ) was a Soviet chess master .
Life
Masel achieved his first chess successes in Belarus at the end of the 1920s . Then he moved to Moscow . During the Second World War he was stationed as a lieutenant in the Red Army in Tashkent and lived there with Olga Rubzowa .
Isaak Masel was a relative of the Czech chess composer Eduard Mazel (* December 24, 1859, † December 27, 1943).
Chess player
In 1931 he finished 8-9 in the 7th USSR Championship with 9 out of 17. In the same year he became a master of sports . In 1934 he won a match against Hans Kmoch 2½ to 1½. At the 9th USSR Championship in Leningrad in 1934/35 , he finished 15-16 with 8½ out of 19. In 1941/42 he became the master of Moscow, after having finished 2nd – 3rd in 1933/34 had become.
His highest historical rating was 2531 in June 1938, making him 78th in the world rankings.
Web links
- Replayable chess games by Isaak Masel on 365Chess.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Historical Elo rating of Isaak Masels (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Masel, Isaak Jakowlewitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Мазель, Исаак Яковлевич (Russian); Mazel, Isaac |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | soviet chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Minsk |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 31, 1945 |
| Place of death | Tashkent |