Peter Petrovich Potemkine ( Russian: Пётр Петрович Потёмкин, Pyotr Petrovich Potyomkin; 1886–1926) was a Russian Empire chess master. [1]
He took 7th at St. Petersburg 1904 ( Mikhail Chigorin won), took 5th at St Petersburg 1907 ( Eugene Znosko-Borovsky won, and took 8th at St Petersburg 1913 ( Andrey Smorodsky won). In winter 1912, he played with Alexander Alekhine and Vasily Osipovich Smyslov (father of Vasily Smyslov) in Sankt Petersburg. In 1920, he tied for 3rd-6th in Moscow ( Alexei Alekhine won). [2]
Count Potemkine was a White émigré living in France. He officially represented Russia in 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris 1924. [3]
He tied for 7-8th at Prague 1923 ( Karel Skalička won), tied for 4-7th at Paris 1924 (Znosko-Borovsky won), tied for 5-6th at Paris 1925 ( Victor Kahn won), and shared 1st with Vitaly Halberstadt at Paris 1926. [4]
In 1926, Le Cercle d'échecs Potemkine was established in Paris. [5]
Peter Petrovich Potemkine ( Russian: Пётр Петрович Потёмкин, Pyotr Petrovich Potyomkin; 1886–1926) was a Russian Empire chess master. [1]
He took 7th at St. Petersburg 1904 ( Mikhail Chigorin won), took 5th at St Petersburg 1907 ( Eugene Znosko-Borovsky won, and took 8th at St Petersburg 1913 ( Andrey Smorodsky won). In winter 1912, he played with Alexander Alekhine and Vasily Osipovich Smyslov (father of Vasily Smyslov) in Sankt Petersburg. In 1920, he tied for 3rd-6th in Moscow ( Alexei Alekhine won). [2]
Count Potemkine was a White émigré living in France. He officially represented Russia in 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris 1924. [3]
He tied for 7-8th at Prague 1923 ( Karel Skalička won), tied for 4-7th at Paris 1924 (Znosko-Borovsky won), tied for 5-6th at Paris 1925 ( Victor Kahn won), and shared 1st with Vitaly Halberstadt at Paris 1926. [4]
In 1926, Le Cercle d'échecs Potemkine was established in Paris. [5]