Jakub (Josek) Kolski (1899,

Łódź Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canti ...

– 1941,

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

) was a Polish

chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to disti ...

master. In the period 1920-1930s, Kolski was one of the strongest Łódź chess players. In 1922, he won ahead of

Dawid Daniuszewski Dawid Daniuszewski (1885–1944) was a Polish chess master. Biography In 1906, he finished 2nd, behind Akiba Rubinstein, in Łódź. In 1907, he again finished 2nd, behind Rubinstein, and ahead of Gersz Rotlewi and Gersz Salwe in Łódź (''Quad ...

in Łódź. In 1924, he took 2nd, behind Gottesdiener, in Warsaw (''Quadrangular''). In 1926, he tied for 3rd-7th in Warsaw (1st POL-ch;

Dawid Przepiórka Dawid Przepiórka (22 December 1880 – presumed April 1940) was a prominent Polish chess player of the early twentieth century. Biography Dawid Przepiórka was born 22 December 1880 in Warsaw, Poland (then part of the Russian Empire), to a f ...

won). In 1927, he tied for 11-12th in Łódź (2nd POL-ch;

Akiba Rubinstein Akiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein (1 December 1880 – 14 March 1961) was a Polish chess player. He is considered to have been one of the greatest players never to have become World Chess Champion. Rubinstein was granted the title Grandmaster (chess), ...

won). He played several matches in Lodz and Warsaw. He drew with

Kazimierz Makarczyk Kazimierz Makarczyk (1 January 1901, Warsaw – 27 May 1972, Łódź) was a Polish chess master. In 1922, he took 3rd in Warsaw (Academic-ch). In 1926, he finished 10th in the 1st Polish chess championship played in Warsaw. The event was won by Da ...

(1 : 1) and beat

Paulin Frydman Paulino (Paulin) Frydman (26 May 1905 in Warsaw, Poland – 2 February 1982 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a Polish chess master. Career In 1922, Paulin Frydman took 2nd place, behind Kazimierz Makarczyk in Warsaw. In 1923, he tied for 2nd-4 ...

(2 : 0) in 1922, lost to Daniuszewski (3 : 5) in 1923, lost to

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(0.5 : 1.5) and

Moishe Lowtzky Moishe (Mojżesz) Lowtzky (Łowcki) (1881–1940) was a Ukrainian–Polish chess master. Biography He was born into a Jewish family in Ukraine. In 1903, Lowtzky tied for 6-7th with Eugene Znosko-Borovsky in Kiev (3rd RUS-ch). The event was won b ...

(0 : 2), drew with Przepiórka (1 : 1) and

Leon Schwartzmann Leon Schwartzmann (Szwarcman, Szwarzman, Schwarzman, Schwarzmann) (1887, Warsaw – 1942, Auschwitz) was a Polish–French chess master. He was born in Warsaw, Poland (then Russian Empire) into a Jewish family, and studied in Sankt Petersburg. In ...

(1 : 1) in 1924, lost to P. Frydman (0.5 : 1.5) in 1928, and won against Mieczysław Najdorf (1 : 0) in 1935. In 1930s, he played in several the city of Łódź championships. He tied for 2nd-3rd in 1930, took 3rd in 1932, tied for 1st-3rd with

Izaak Appel Izaak (Isaak) Appel (1905–1941) was a Polish chess master. Biography In 1926, he took 12th place in the Warsaw (1st POL-ch) competition, which was won by Dawid Przepiórka. In 1929, he took 2nd place, behind Teodor Regedziński, in the Champ ...

and

Teodor Regedziński Teodor (Theodor, Theodore) Regedziński (Regedzinski, Reger) (28 April 1894 – 2 August 1954) was a Polish chess master of German origin. Biography Born Poland (near Łódź), Regedziński was of German origin as his father, named Reger. He ha ...

in 1933, took 2nd in 1934, tied for 2nd-3rd in 1935, and tied for 1st-2nd with Appel in 1939. In 1934, he won in the Łódź Province-ch. In 1935, he won in Łódź (''Quadrangular''). In 1935, he tied for 6-7th in Warsaw (3rd POL-ch;

Savielly Tartakower Savielly Tartakower (also known as ''Xavier'' or ''Ksawery'' ''Tartakower'', less often ''Tartacover'' or ''Tartakover''; 21 February 1887 – 4 February 1956) was a Polish and French chess player. He was awarded the title of International Grand ...

won). In 1935, he tied for 2nd-3rd with

Reuben Fine Reuben C. Fine (October 11, 1914 – March 26, 1993) was an American chess player, psychologist, university professor, and author of many books on both chess and psychology. He was one of the strongest chess players in the world from the mi ...

, behind Tartakower, in Lodz. In 1938, he tied for 10-12th in Lodz (

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won). At the beginning of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, he left Łódź for Warsaw in 1939. Then, he died of starvation in the

Warsaw Ghetto The Warsaw Ghetto (german: Warschauer Ghetto, officially , "Jewish Residential District in Warsaw"; pl, getto warszawskie) was the largest of the Nazi ghettos during World War II and the Holocaust. It was established in November 1940 by the G ...

References

External links

Jakub Kolski at 365Chess.com
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