Arnold Aurbach (c. 1888, in
Warsaw – 31 December 1952) was a Polish–French
chess master.
At the beginning of the 20th century, he left Warsaw for Paris. He won a match against
Adolphe Silbert
Adolphe Silbert was a French chess master.
He won at Arcachon 1902 (the first French Amateur championship). He lived in Paris, where he played in many tournaments at La Régence. He took 5th in 1896, tied for 4-5th in 1902 (Dawid Janowski won), to ...
(3 : 1) at Paris (La Régence) 1907; won, ahead of Weinstein, at Paris 1909; took 12th at Abbazia 1912 (
Rudolf Spielmann won); drew a mini match with
José Raúl Capablanca (1 : 1) in 1913, and lost a
match to him (0 : 2) in 1914, both in Paris.
In 1917, he won, ahead of Silbert, in Paris. After
World War I, he lost a mini match to
Alexander Alekhine (0.5 : 1.5) at Paris 1922; and took 2nd, behind Alekhine, at Berne 1925 (''Quadrangular'').
[ Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's ''Chess Tournament Crosstables'', An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01]
See also
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List of Jewish chess players
Jews, Jewish players and Chess theory, theoreticians have long been involved in the game of chess and have significantly contributed to the development of chess, which has been described as the "Jewish National game". Chess gained po ...
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1880s births
1952 deaths
Polish chess players
French chess players
Sportspeople from Warsaw
Emigrants from Congress Poland to France
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