Moritz Lewitt

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Moritz Lewitt (born August 12, 1863 in Posen , † April 1, 1936 in Berlin ) was a German chess player and composer . Lewitt participated in numerous tournaments and achieved some successes in the practical game.

Study composer

Lewitt composed over 150 endgame studies . He also worked as a solver of chess compositions.

Moritz Lewitt
Der Weltspiegel, 1930
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Solution:

1. c6! bxc6
2. a5 Kc5
3. a4 Kd6
4. Kd8 c5
5. a6 Kc6
6. a5 c4
7. Kc8 c3
8. a7 wins

Chess official

Lewitt was elected librarian of the Berlin Chess Society in 1892. From 1908 to 1910 he was secretary of the German Chess Federation . After many years as the first chairman of the Berlin Chess Society, Lewitt was made an honorary member of the Berlin Chess Society after his re-election was rejected on October 14, 1910. In 1922 Lewitt co-organized the international match against Sweden and dedicated a chess study to the Swedish team.

Private

Lewitt had a doctorate and worked as a practicing physician. He carried the honorary title of medical councilor .

Lewitt was also involved as an author of chess books. In his last years he prepared a book about his chess puzzles, which he could not finish until his death. In 1933 Lewitt suffered a stroke , from the consequences of which he died in 1936.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ German study composers ( memento from July 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), compiled by Rainer Staudte.
  2. ↑ hhdbiii , 2005
  3. ↑ a b c berlinerschachverband.de: Annual Report 1910/11 of the Berlin Chess Society ( Memento from November 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on July 3, 2015
  4. ↑ berlinerschachverband.de: Chronicle of the year 1892 ( memento of October 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on July 3, 2015
  5. ↑ berlinerschachverband.de: The most famous personalities in Berlin chess history ( Memento from August 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on July 3, 2015
  6. ↑ berlinerschachverband.de: Berlin 1922: Länderkampf Sweden - Germany ( Memento from July 7, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ), accessed on July 3, 2015
  7. ↑ berlinerschachverband.de: Addresses of chess players in Berlin 1926 ( Memento from February 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on July 3, 2015
  8. ↑ Anthony Gillam: Ostend 1906 . Caissa Editions. Edited by Dale A. Brandreth. Yorklyn, Delaware 2005. From: Deutsche Schachzeitung, April 1936.
personal data
SURNAME Lewitt, Moritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chess player and composer
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH Poses
DATE OF DEATH April 1, 1936
Place of death Berlin