Zdzisław Belsitzmann Explained

Zdzisław Belsitzmann (ca. 1890–1920) was a Polish chess master.

Belsitzmann lived in Warsaw, where he played several times in tournaments with top Polish chess masters. In 1913, he drew a match against Salomon Langleben (+1 –1 =2). He tied for 4-5th in 1916/17, and 3rd-4th in 1917, both with Alexander Flamberg, and both behind Akiba Rubinstein and Moishe Lowtzky. His best achievement was in 1919/20 when he won, followed by Flamberg, Rubinstein, Dawid Przepiórka, etc.^[1] ^[2] He died a short time later during the Polish-Soviet War.^[3]

Notes and References

Web site: Archived copy . July 4, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070704030849/http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf . July 4, 2007 . Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/pagine/itornei1920-29.htm I tornei dal 1920 al 1929
Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986, 1987). Szachy od A do Z. Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka, Warszawa. (1. A-M), (2. N-Z).