Moshe Hirschbein Explained

Moshe Hirschbein (var. Hirszbein, Hirszbain, Hirszbajn) (1894 – 1940) was a Polish chess master.

Born into a Jewish family, he lived in Łódź, playing in many local tournaments. In 1912, he took 7th (Efim Bogoljubow won), twice took 4th (Quadrangular) in 1913 and 1916/17 (both won by Gersz Salwe,^[1] and won a match against Samuel Factor (+4 –2 =4) in 1917.^[2] After World War I, he won (Quadrangular) in 1920/21, took 3rd in 1925, and tied for 14-15th in the 2nd Polish Chess Championship, Akiba Rubinstein won) in 1927.^[3]

He died during World War II in the Lodz Ghetto.

Notes and References

1. 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
2. Web site: Samuel Factor - wielokrotny mistrz Chicago . 2009-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071109054853/http://www.astercity.net/~vistula/samfactor.htm . 2007-11-09 . dead .
3. Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986, 1987). Szachy od A do Z. Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. (1. A-M), (2. N-Z).