Oscar Tenner (sometimes Oskar) ( Hebrew: אוסקר טנר; 5 April 1880, in Lemberg [1] – 24 December 1948) was a Galicia (Poland)-born German–American chess master. [2]
At the beginning of his career, he played in several tournaments in Germany. He won (elim.) and took 4th at Hamburg 1910 ( DSB Congress, C tournament), took 7th at Berlin 1911 ( Carl Ahues won), tied for 9-10th at Breslau 1912 (DSB-Congress, Hauptturnier A, Bernhard Gregory won), [3] shared 3rd at Jungbunzlau (Mlada Boleslav) 1913 ( Karel Hromádka won), and tied for 2nd-3rd with Ilya Rabinovich, behind B. Hallegua, at Mannheim 1914 (interrupted DSB-Congress, Hauptturnier A). [4]
After World War I, he tied for 6-7th at Berlin 1922 ( Fritz Sämisch won), and then emigrated to the United States. He played many times in the Manhattan Chess Club Championship [5] and other tournaments in New York. He tied for 4-5th in 1922 ( Morris Schapiro won), took 5th in 1923 ( Oscar Chajes won), took 2nd, behind José Raúl Capablanca, and shared 5th ( Abraham Kupchik won) in 1924, tied for 6-8th in 1925 (Kupchik won), took 10th in 1926 ( Géza Maróczy won), and tied for 8-9th in 1928 ( Alexander Kevitz won). [6] He also tied for 7-8th at Lake Hopatcong 1923 (the 9th American Chess Congress, Frank James Marshall and Kupchik won), [7] and took 8th at Bradley Beach 1928 (Kupchik won).
After World War II, he took 41st at Baltimore 1948 ( US Open Chess Championship, Weaver W. Adams won) at the age of 68. [8]
References
- ^ "The chess games of Oscar Tenner".
- ^ Berliner Schachverband:: Die bekanntesten Persönlichkeiten der Berliner Schachgeschichte
- ^ Deutschen Schachkongresse Archived 2011-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Schach Nachrichten
- ^ "Manhattan Chess Club". Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ^ http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
- ^ "Chess Champs". Time Magazine. 1923-09-03. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ 1948 Archived 2009-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
- 19th-century American people
- 1880 births
- 1948 deaths
- Jewish chess players
- German chess players
- Polish chess players
- American chess players
- Jews from Galicia (Eastern Europe)
- Chess players from Lviv
- People from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
- Emigrants from Austria-Hungary
- German emigrants
- Immigrants to the United States
Oscar Tenner (sometimes Oskar) ( Hebrew: אוסקר טנר; 5 April 1880, in Lemberg [1] – 24 December 1948) was a Galicia (Poland)-born German–American chess master. [2]
At the beginning of his career, he played in several tournaments in Germany. He won (elim.) and took 4th at Hamburg 1910 ( DSB Congress, C tournament), took 7th at Berlin 1911 ( Carl Ahues won), tied for 9-10th at Breslau 1912 (DSB-Congress, Hauptturnier A, Bernhard Gregory won), [3] shared 3rd at Jungbunzlau (Mlada Boleslav) 1913 ( Karel Hromádka won), and tied for 2nd-3rd with Ilya Rabinovich, behind B. Hallegua, at Mannheim 1914 (interrupted DSB-Congress, Hauptturnier A). [4]
After World War I, he tied for 6-7th at Berlin 1922 ( Fritz Sämisch won), and then emigrated to the United States. He played many times in the Manhattan Chess Club Championship [5] and other tournaments in New York. He tied for 4-5th in 1922 ( Morris Schapiro won), took 5th in 1923 ( Oscar Chajes won), took 2nd, behind José Raúl Capablanca, and shared 5th ( Abraham Kupchik won) in 1924, tied for 6-8th in 1925 (Kupchik won), took 10th in 1926 ( Géza Maróczy won), and tied for 8-9th in 1928 ( Alexander Kevitz won). [6] He also tied for 7-8th at Lake Hopatcong 1923 (the 9th American Chess Congress, Frank James Marshall and Kupchik won), [7] and took 8th at Bradley Beach 1928 (Kupchik won).
After World War II, he took 41st at Baltimore 1948 ( US Open Chess Championship, Weaver W. Adams won) at the age of 68. [8]
References
- ^ "The chess games of Oscar Tenner".
- ^ Berliner Schachverband:: Die bekanntesten Persönlichkeiten der Berliner Schachgeschichte
- ^ Deutschen Schachkongresse Archived 2011-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Schach Nachrichten
- ^ "Manhattan Chess Club". Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ^ http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
- ^ "Chess Champs". Time Magazine. 1923-09-03. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ 1948 Archived 2009-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
- 19th-century American people
- 1880 births
- 1948 deaths
- Jewish chess players
- German chess players
- Polish chess players
- American chess players
- Jews from Galicia (Eastern Europe)
- Chess players from Lviv
- People from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
- Emigrants from Austria-Hungary
- German emigrants
- Immigrants to the United States