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unusual facts about Russian Chess Championship



Abram Rabinovich

In 1903, he tied for 11-12th in Kiev (3rd All-Russian Masters' Tournament, Mikhail Chigorin won).

Gersz Rotlewi

In 1907, he took 3rd, behind Rubinstein and Dawid Daniuszewski, in Lodz (Quadrangular), took 2nd, behind Heilmann, in Ostend (main class I section), and took 6th in Lodz (the 5th Russian Chess Championship; the event was won by Rubinstein).

Paul List

He drew a match (+4 –4 =1) with Grigory Levenfish in 1910, he tied for 3rd place at Odessa 1910 (Boris Verlinsky won), tied for 15-16th at St. Petersburg 1911 (Stepan Levitsky won), and tied for fourth with Ilya Rabinovich in the seventh All-Russian Masters' Tournamenr (Hauptturnier) at Vilna 1912, Lithuania (then Russian Empire).

Solomon Globus

He took 6th at Vilna (Wilno, Vilnius) 1909 (the 6th All-Russian Masters' Tournament, Akiba Rubinstein won), and took 13th at Vilna 1912 (the 7th RUS-ch, B-tournament, Karel Hromádka won).


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