Samuel or Salomon Lipschütz[note 1] (July 4, 1863 in Ungvár – November 30, 1905 in Hamburg) was a chess player and author. He was chess champion of the United States from 1892 to 1894.
Born in Ungvár, Ung County, Carpathian Ruthenia, Austria-Hungary (now Uzhhorod, Ukraine), Lipschütz emigrated to New York City in 1880 at the age of seventeen. He soon became known in chess circles and in 1883 he was chosen as one of a team to represent the New York Chess Club in a match with the Philadelphia Chess Club, and won both of his games. In 1885 he won the championship of the New York Chess Club, and the next year he took part in the international tournament held in London, where he came sixth, including wins over Johannes Zukertort and George Henry Mackenzie. At the Sixth American Chess Congress held in New York in 1889, Lipschütz again finished sixth and was the only American player among the prize winners. Lipschütz won the U.S. Chess Championship in 1892 by defeating Jackson Whipps Showalter in a match by seven wins to one with one draw. He secured for the Manhattan Chess Club the absolute possession of the "Staats-Zeitung" challenge cup by winning New York State Chess Association matches and tournaments three times. In 1900 he won the Sexangular Tournament at the Manhattan Chess Club ahead of Frank Marshall and Showalter. Lipschütz played Emanuel Lasker twice and drew both games. Several games played by Lipschütz were published in Examples of Chess Master-Play (New Barnet, 1893).
The Chess-Player's Manual by George H. D. Gossip and S. Lipschütz (1902 reprint)
Lipschütz wrote a 122-page American Appendix to The Chess-Player's Manual (Gossip, 1888) and edited The Rice Gambit, New York, 1898. An anonymous reviewer of The Chess-Player's Manual in the New York Times praised "Mr. Lipschütz's appendix, which brings the development of the openings almost down to date".[5]David Hooper and Kenneth Whyld write in The Oxford Companion to Chess that Lipschütz's appendix "helped to make this one of the standard opening books of the time".[6]
William Ewart Napier recalled Lipschütz as a "frail little man, with a gentlemanly mien and manners and an extravagantly long, pointed nose—the Cyrano of Chess".[7] According to Arthur Bisguier and Andrew Soltis, "He was a methodical attacker with some strikingly good positional ideas—and some terrible ones."[8] As an example of the former, they quote his 1889 theoretical novelty in the Ruy Lopez, 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.Bxc6+ bxc6 5.d4 f6!, which World ChampionWilhelm Steinitz praised as an "excellent and novel idea".[8] Afflicted by tuberculosis, Lipschütz left New York several times for health reasons, principally staying in Santa Fe (1893), Los Angeles (1893–95) and Florida (1904). In 1904 he travelled to Hamburg for treatment, where he had a series of operations but did not survive the treatment.
Notes
^There is considerable dispute over Lipschütz's first name. Chess historianEdward Winter writes, "S. Lipschütz (1863–1905) was a US champion, but chess historians are still unable to establish with certainty his forename."[1]The Chess-Player's Manual, to which Lipschütz contributed the appendix, gives only his first initial, "S". The Jewish Encyclopedia (see below), gives his first name as "Solomon". Jeremy Gaige in his 1987 book Chess Personalia: A Biobibliography lists five sources that give his first name as "Simon", four that give it as "Samuel", and one that gives it as "Solomon".[2] In an earlier book, Gaige wrote, "His first name has been variously given as Samuel, Simon or Solomon. The weight of evidence does not clearly favor any of them."[3] In a new biography of Lipschütz, Stephen Davies establishes that he used "Salomon" for official purposes but that he was called "Samuel" by family and friends.[4]
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Samuel or Salomon Lipschutz note 1 July 4 1863 in Ungvar November 30 1905 in Hamburg was a chess player and author He was chess champion of the United States from 1892 to 1894 S LipschutzFull nameSamuel or Salomon LipschutzBornJuly 4 1863Ungvar Carpathian Ruthenia Austria HungaryDiedNovember 30 1905Hamburg Contents 1 Biography 2 Notes 3 See also 4 References 4 1 Footnotes 5 External linksBiography EditThis section uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves Born in Ungvar Ung County Carpathian Ruthenia Austria Hungary now Uzhhorod Ukraine Lipschutz emigrated to New York City in 1880 at the age of seventeen He soon became known in chess circles and in 1883 he was chosen as one of a team to represent the New York Chess Club in a match with the Philadelphia Chess Club and won both of his games In 1885 he won the championship of the New York Chess Club and the next year he took part in the international tournament held in London where he came sixth including wins over Johannes Zukertort and George Henry Mackenzie At the Sixth American Chess Congress held in New York in 1889 Lipschutz again finished sixth and was the only American player among the prize winners Lipschutz won the U S Chess Championship in 1892 by defeating Jackson Whipps Showalter in a match by seven wins to one with one draw He secured for the Manhattan Chess Club the absolute possession of the Staats Zeitung challenge cup by winning New York State Chess Association matches and tournaments three times In 1900 he won the Sexangular Tournament at the Manhattan Chess Club ahead of Frank Marshall and Showalter Lipschutz played Emanuel Lasker twice and drew both games Several games played by Lipschutz were published in Examples of Chess Master Play New Barnet 1893 The Chess Player s Manual by George H D Gossip and S Lipschutz 1902 reprint Lipschutz wrote a 122 page American Appendix to The Chess Player s Manual Gossip 1888 and edited The Rice Gambit New York 1898 An anonymous reviewer of The Chess Player s Manual in the New York Times praised Mr Lipschutz s appendix which brings the development of the openings almost down to date 5 David Hooper and Kenneth Whyld write in The Oxford Companion to Chess that Lipschutz s appendix helped to make this one of the standard opening books of the time 6 William Ewart Napier recalled Lipschutz as a frail little man with a gentlemanly mien and manners and an extravagantly long pointed nose the Cyrano of Chess 7 According to Arthur Bisguier and Andrew Soltis He was a methodical attacker with some strikingly good positional ideas and some terrible ones 8 As an example of the former they quote his 1889 theoretical novelty in the Ruy Lopez 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 d6 4 Bxc6 bxc6 5 d4 f6 which World Champion Wilhelm Steinitz praised as an excellent and novel idea 8 Afflicted by tuberculosis Lipschutz left New York several times for health reasons principally staying in Santa Fe 1893 Los Angeles 1893 95 and Florida 1904 In 1904 he travelled to Hamburg for treatment where he had a series of operations but did not survive the treatment Notes Edit There is considerable dispute over Lipschutz s first name Chess historian Edward Winter writes S Lipschutz 1863 1905 was a US champion but chess historians are still unable to establish with certainty his forename 1 The Chess Player s Manual to which Lipschutz contributed the appendix gives only his first initial S The Jewish Encyclopedia see below gives his first name as Solomon Jeremy Gaige in his 1987 book Chess Personalia A Biobibliography lists five sources that give his first name as Simon four that give it as Samuel and one that gives it as Solomon 2 In an earlier book Gaige wrote His first name has been variously given as Samuel Simon or Solomon The weight of evidence does not clearly favor any of them 3 In a new biography of Lipschutz Stephen Davies establishes that he used Salomon for official purposes but that he was called Samuel by family and friends 4 See also EditList of Jewish chess playersReferences EditDavies Stephen 2015 Samuel Lipschutz A Life in Chess McFarland amp Company ISBN 978 0 7864 9596 2 Gaige Jeremy 1987 Chess Personalia A Biobibliography McFarland amp Company ISBN 0 7864 2353 6 Hooper David Whyld Kenneth 1992 The Oxford Companion to Chess second ed Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 866164 1 Adler Cyrus Porter A 1901 1906 Lipschutz Solomon in Singer Isidore ed Jewish Encyclopedia vol 8 p 103Footnotes Edit Edward Winter Unsolved Chess Mysteries 5 Archived 2009 10 01 at the Wayback Machine April 30 2007 Retrieved on 2008 12 20 Gaige p 251 Winter quoting Gaige A Catalog of USA Chess Personalia Worcester 1980 p 41 Davies pp 6 7 A New Chess Book May 13 1988 New York Times Retrieved on 2009 01 04 David Hooper and Kenneth Whyld The Oxford Companion to Chess Oxford University Press 2nd ed 1992 p 228 ISBN 0 19 866164 9 Arthur Bisguier and Andrew Soltis American Chess Masters from Morphy to Fischer Macmillan 1974 p 45 quoting Napier ISBN 0 02 511050 0 a b Bisguier and Soltis p 45 External links EditSamuel Lipschutz player profile and games at Chessgames com S Lipschutz Samuel Simon or Solomon by Edward WinterPreceded byGeorge Henry Mackenzie United States Chess Champion1889 1890 Succeeded byJackson ShowalterPreceded byJackson Showalter United States Chess Champion1892 Succeeded byJackson Showalter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title S Lipschutz amp oldid 1113699906, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
