Povilas Tautvaišas
Povilas Tautvaišas ( Paul Tautvaisas; Tautvaisis ) (born May 6, 1916 in Mogilev , † November 1980 in Chicago ) was a Lithuanian and American chess player.
Life
In 1934 Tautvaišas graduated from Mažeikiai grammar school and studied law at the Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas in Kaunas . Tautvaišas was a Lithuanian individual champion. With the Lithuanian team took part in the unofficial Chess Olympiad Chess Olympia 1936 and the Chess Olympiad 1939 . Tautvaišas returned to his homeland after the 1939 Chess Olympiad, but fled to Germany towards the end of the Second World War and emigrated to the United States in 1949 .
family
His father was Povilas Tautvaišas, a doctor, coroner and pathologist. His mother was Sofija Petrauskaitė.
literature
- Lietuvių enciklopedija. - B., 1964. - T. 30. - P. 464.
- Kostas Burba. AA Povilą Tautvaišą prisimenant // Draugas. - 1990. - Lapkr. 9.
Individual evidence
- ^ Mažeikiai after Passengers of the Piriápolis
- ↑ Povilas Tautvaišas' results at unofficial chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
- ↑ Povilas Tautvaišas' results at the Chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tautvaišas, Povilas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tautvaisas, Paul; Tautvaisis, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian-American chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mogilev |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1980 |
| Place of death | Chicago |