Gersz Rotlewi

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Gersz (Georg, George) Rotlewi (Rotlevi, Rotlevy) (1889 – 1920) was a Polish chess master.

[edit] Biography

In 1906, Rotlewi tied for 5-6th in Lodz (Akiba Rubinstein won). In 1907, he took 3rd, behind Rubinstein and Dawid Daniuszewski, in Lodz (Quadrangular). In 1907, he took 6th in Lodz (5th RUS-ch). The event was won by Rubinstein. In 1907, he took 2nd, behind Heilmann, in Ostend (main class I section). In 1908, he took 4th in Prague (the main, not the master tournament) – Karel Treybal won. In 1909, he tied for 1st with Daniuszewski in Lodz. In 1909, he took 2nd, behind Alexander Alekhine, in Sankt Petersburg (the All-Russian Amateur tournament).

Rotlewi played two matches against Gersz Salwe, losing in 1909 (+5 –8 =5) and winning in 1910 (+3 –1 =6). In 1910, he tied for 1st with Rubinstein in Warsaw. In 1910, he won in Hamburg (Hauptturnier, not the master event). In 1911, he tied for 2nd-4th in Cologne (Moishe Lowtzky won). In 1911, he took 4th in Carlsbad (Richard Teichmann won). In 1911, he took 2nd in Munich (Semyon Alapin won).

Sadly, after this a nervous illness forced him to give up serious chess. He passed away in 1920 at the age of 31.

[edit] Notable chess games

• Grigory Helbach vs Gersz Rotlewi, Sankt Petersburg 1909, All Russian Amateur, Scandinavian Defense, Mieses Variation, B01, 0-1
• Gersz Salwe vs Gersz Rotlewi, Carlsbad 1911, French Defense, Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense, C10, 0-1
• Gersz Rotlewi vs Frank James Marshall, Carlsbad 1911, Queen's Gambit Declined, Cambridge Springs Variation, D52, 1-0