Samuel Lipschütz
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 United States
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| Born | July 4, 1863 Ungvár , Austria-Hungary |
| Died | November 30, 1905 Hamburg |
| Best Elo rating | 2742 (January 1901, historic rating ) |
Samuel Lipschütz (born July 4, 1863 in Ungvár , Austria-Hungary (today Ukraine ), † November 30, 1905 in Hamburg ) was an American chess master of Hungarian origin.
Live and act
Lipschütz immigrated to New York in the United States in the early 1880s , where he quickly made an appearance as a strong chess player. In 1883 he represented the New York club for the first time against a selection from Philadelphia and defeated his opponent 2-0. In 1885 he won the tournament of the New York Chess Club and one year later played for the first time abroad at an international tournament in London , where he won over Johannes Hermann Zukertort and George Henry Mackenzie . Lipschütz won the US championship in 1890 and 1892. In 1897 he shared first place with Wilhelm Steinitz at a tournament in New York. In 1900 he won the Manhattan Chess Club championship ahead of Frank James Marshall and Jackson Whipps Showalter .
Lipschütz fell ill with a lung disease, which he had treated in Hamburg in 1905 . He died as a result of an operation.
His best historical rating was 2742 in January 1901, making him the fourth best player in the world at the time.
literature
- Stephen Davies: Samuel Lipschütz. A life in chess . McFarland, Jefferson NC 2015. ISBN 978-0-7864-9596-2 .
- Anthony John Gillam: Samuel Lipschütz . The Chess Player, Nottingham 2000.
Web links
- Replayable chess games by Samuel Lipschütz on chessgames.com (English)
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| SURNAME | Lipschütz, Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ungvár |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 1905 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |