Léon Monosson Explained

Léon Monosson (21 December 1892, Shchedrin – 17 February 1943, Auschwitz) was a Belarusian–French chess master.

Born in Shtetl Shchedrin, near Bobruisk (Belarus), he took 10th in Petrograd (St. Petersburg) 1921^[1] Then he emigrated to France.

Dr Monosson was Paris Champion in 1935,^{[2] [3]} He also took 5th in the 4th Paris City Chess Championship 1928 (Abraham Baratz won),^[4] and took 5th at Paris 1938 (L'Echiquier, Baldur Hoenlinger won).^[5]

In January 1940, he played with Wilhelm Orbach, Josef Cukierman, etc., in Paris (Savielly Tartakower won).^[6] During World War II, he was deported from France to Auschwitz concentration camp where he died in 1943.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2007-07-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070704030849/http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf . 2007-07-04 . Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
2. Web site: Champions de Paris . 2008-03-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080429123236/http://pagesperso-orange.fr/eric.delaire/France/champions_paris.htm . 2008-04-29 . dead .
3. http://www.ajedrezdeataque.com/05%20Palmares/Torneos/Europa/Paris.htm Campeonato de París
4. http://heritageechecsfra.free.fr/paris1928.htm Champ Paris 1928
5. http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables9.htm Amsterdam (NED-ch10th) 1938
6. http://www.astercity.net/~vistula/mojadzialalnoscwczasiewojny01.htm Moja Działalność W Czasie Ii Wojny Światowej
7. http://www.mortsdanslescamps.com/general_fichiers/m.html Tri Alphabétique