Joseph (Józef, Iosif) Cukierman (Zukermann) [1] ( Gródek, Austria-Hungary, 28 March 1899 – Castres, France, 18 November 1940) was a Polish-born French chess master.
Biography
Cukierman was won the second Moscow City Championship (1920/21). [2] In early 1920s, Cukierman lived in Białystok, where he won a chess club championship in 1926. Then he emigrated to France. [3]
In 1928, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Leon Schwartzmann, behind Abraham Baratz, in the 4th Paris City Championship. [4] In 1929, he tied for 5-6th in Paris ( Savielly Tartakower won). In 1930, he won, ahead of Tartakower, in the 6th Paris Championship. In 1931, he won in Paris. In 1933, he took 6th in Paris ( Alexander Alekhine won). In 1938, Cukierman took 3rd, behind José Raúl Capablanca and Nicolas Rossolimo, in Paris. In 1939, he tied for 5-6th in Paris (Rossolimo won). [5]
According to Alexander Alekhine, during World War II, he allegedly committed suicide in 1941. [6]
Notable chess games
- Teodor Regedziński vs Józef Cukierman, Warsaw 1926, Slav Defence, D12, 0-1
- Josef Cukierman vs Georges Koltanowski, Paris 1929, Philidor Defense, Exchange Variation, C41, 1-0
- Josef Cukierman vs Savielly Tartakower, Paris 1930, Indian Game, Capablanca Variation, A47, 1-0
References
- ^ Archives départementales du Tarn, commune de Castres, année 1940, table décennale décès 1933-1942, acte nº 550, vue 92/267[ permanent dead link]
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