Alphonse Goetz (aka A. Geoffroy-Dausay; 15 March 1865, in

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– 12 July 1934, in

Chaumont-en-Vexin Chaumont-en-Vexin (, literally ''Chaumont in Vexin'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department in northern France. Rulers * Walo II of Chaumont-en-Vexin, Walo II (*1060; † 1098), viscount of Chaumont-en-V ...

) was a French

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. Born in Strasbourg, France, he was a refugee after the Franco-Prussian War and the annexation of Alsace–Lorraine to the German Empire. In 1890, he was first, followed by

Jean Taubenhaus Jean (Jan) Taubenhaus (14 December 1850, in Warsaw – 14 September 1919, in Paris) was a Polish–born French chess master. Biography Taubenhaus was a foremost Warsaw chess player in late 1870s. In 1880, he settled in Paris. In the 4th internat ...

, Stanislaus Sittenfeld, etc., in Paris. In 1892, he won ahead of

Dawid Janowski Dawid Markelowicz Janowski (25 May 1868 – 15 January 1927; often spelled ''David'') was a Polish-born French chess player. The Janowski variations of the Old Indian Defense and of the Queen's Gambit Declined are named after him. Biography B ...

in Paris. In 1896, he took 2nd, behind Janowski, in Paris. Goetz was unofficial French Champion, winning at Lyon 1914. He published articles: ''Les échecs et la presse'' (1917), ''The Parallel Progress of Chess and Civilization'', in ''L’Eco degli Scacchi'' (1918), and books ''Cours d'échecs'' (1921), ''Cinema du Jeu des échecs'' (1922).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goetz, Alphonse 1865 births 1934 deaths French chess players