JANOWSKI, DAVID MARKELOVICH

JANOWSKI, DAVID MARKELOVICH
JANOWSKI, DAVID MARKELOVICH (1868–1927), French chess master. Born in Volkovysk, Russian Poland, Janow ski settled in Paris in 1886. He attacked brilliantly but frequently failed to employ required defensive strategy. He defeated Winawer, Schowalter, and Marshall, and drew a match with Schlechter. Janowski lost twice (1901, 1910) to emanuel lasker in world championship matches. For several years he was chess editor of Le Monde Illustré.

Encyclopedia Judaica. 1971.

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