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Fyodor Dus-Chotimirsky
Fedor (Fyodor) Ivanovich Duz–Khotimirsky (sometimes transliterated Dus-Chotimirski, Khotymirsky etc.; Ukrainian: Фе́дір Іва́нович Дуз-Хотимирський; russian: Фёдор Дуз-Хотимирский; 25 September 1881, Chernihiv or Moscow – 5 November 1965, Moscow) was a Russian Empire and Soviet Ukrainian chess master. He was one of the organizers of the Kyiv Chess Club. Chess career He was born in Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske, a village in today's Chernihiv oblast of Ukraine. He was a four-time winner of the Kiev championship (1900, 1902, 1903, and 1906). He participated in five Russian championships (All Russian Masters Tournament). In 1901 he took 15th in Moscow (2nd RUS-ch; Mikhail Chigorin won). In 1903, he took 15th in Kiev (3rd RUS-ch; Chigorin won). In 1906, he tied for 8–10th in Sankt Petersburg (4th RUS-ch; Gersz Salwe won). In 1907/08, he tied for 8–9th in Łódź (5th RUS-ch; Akiba Rubinstein won). In 1909, he took 4th in Vilna (Vilnius) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duz Khotymirsky (1923)
Douz ( ar, دوز ') is a town in the Kebili Governorate in the south of Tunisia, known as the "gateway to the Sahara." By road it is located southwest of Blidet, southeast of Tozeur, and south of the Tunisian capital of Tunis. History It has been called the "ultimate palm oasis", because it has over 500,000 palm trees in the area, and it is a major producer of "diglat noor" dates. In previous times it was an important stop on the trans-Saharan trade, trans-Saharan caravan routes. Today, it is a destination for tourists who are interested in seeing the desert, and a starting point for desert treks by camel, motorcycle, or four-wheel-drive vehicle. Culture Every year Douz hosts the International Festival of the Sahara, a four-day celebration of traditional desert culture. The festival, usually held in November or December, features traditional music and dancing, poetry readings, camel wrestling, and racing of horses and saluki, salugis. Douz is home to the Douz Museum, Museum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
