Teodor Regedziński

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Teodor (Theodor, Theodore) Regedziński (Regedzinski, Reger) (born 28 April 1894 – died 2 August 1954) a Polish chess master.

[edit] Biography

Born Polish (near Lodz), Teodor Regedziński was of German origin as his father, named Reger. He had lived in Lodz since 1908 enrolling in the Lodz Association of Devotees of the Game of Chess. In 1912, he took 2nd, behind Gersz Salwe, in an unofficial city championship. During WWI he was temporarily detained by the Austrians but was released in 1916. In 1917 he took 3rd in the club championship, behind Akiba Rubinstein and Salwe. However already in 1918 and 1919 he won, in the absence of Rubinstein though.

He participated in all four pre-war editions of exceptionally tough Polish Championship. In 1926, he tied for 3rd-7th, behind Dawid Przepiórka, and Paulin Frydman, at Warsaw (1st POL–ch). In 1927, he took 4th, behind Rubinstein, Ksawery Tartakower, and Kazimierz Makarczyk, at Lodz (2nd POL–ch). In 1927, he won, followed by Friedmann, Négyessy, Rejfiř, etc. at Kecskemét. In 1930, Regedzinski lost a match against Makarczyk (+2 –3 =3) at Lodz. In 1930, he tied for 2nd-3rd, with Kolski, behind Appel, at Lodz. In 1930, he took 8th at Štubnianské Teplice. The event was won by Andor Lilienthal, but Regedzinski beat him in their individual game. In 1933, he won at a Polish pre-Olympic tournament. In 1935, he tied for 8th-9th at Lodz. In 1935, he tied for 10th-11th in the 3rd Polish Championship at Warsaw. In 1937, he tied for 7th-8th in the 4th Polish Championship, which was an open tournament, at Jurata. The event was won by Tartakower, ahead of Stahlberg, and Najdorf. In 1938, he took 13th at Lodz. The event was won by Pirc. In 1939, he won a Pomeranian championship.

Regedziński was a member of Polish team at four Chess Olympiads (1928, 1933, 1937, 1939) and at the unofficial Olympiad at Munich 1936. At the 2nd Chess Olympiad in The Hague 1928, he scored 10/13 (+8 –1 =4) receiving third prize for best individual result (no board order was known those days). In 1933, he played at third board (+2 –1 =4) at 5th Olympiad in Folkestone. At the unofficial Olympiad in Munich 1936, where Polish team took silver medal, he played at third board (+9 –2 =7). In 1937, he reached his all-time peak scoring marvellous 11/13 (+10 –1 =2) to win second prize for best result at reserve board and third best overall result at the 7th Olympiad in Stockholm. In 1939, he played at fourth booard winning individual bronze medal (+6 –3 =4) at the 8th Olympiad in Buenos Aires. Summary, he won six Olympic medals (three individual – one silver, two bronze, and three team medals – one silver in 1939, two bronze in 1928 and 1937).

During the WWII, he had played - as Theodore Reger - in a number of chess tournaments, including the 7th German Championship at Bad Oeynhausen 1940, where he finished 10th. The event was won by Georg Kieninger. In October 1941 he took 6th at the 2nd Generalgouvernement Championship in Krakow/Warsaw, won by Alexander Alekhine and Paul Felix Schmidt. Because of his linguistic skills (Regedzinski spoke Polish, German, Russian, English and French), he was appointed by the German Army as an interpreter.

After the end of the WWII he came back to Lodz, and was arrested by the newly appointed communist authorities and sentenced for collaboration with the fascist regime to serve four years in a labour camp. Years spent in prison broke his health and his life. In late 1940's he came back to become active chess player once again, notwithstanding with the fact the he devoted most of his time spent on chess for work as a chess activist. In 1952 he even managed to win the championship of Lodz once again and took 5th in the 10th Polish Championship at Katowice.

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