Léon Monosson (21 December 1892, Shchedrin – 17 February 1943, Auschwitz) was a Belarusian–French chess master.
Born in Shtetl Shchedrin, near Bobruisk ( Belarus), he took 10th in Petrograd (St. Petersburg) 1921 [1] Then he emigrated to France.
Dr Monosson was Paris Champion in 1935, [2] [3] He also took 5th in the 4th Paris City Chess Championship 1928 ( Abraham Baratz won), [4] and took 5th at Paris 1938 (L'Echiquier, Baldur Hoenlinger won). [5]
In January 1940, he played with Wilhelm Orbach, Josef Cukierman, etc., in Paris ( Savielly Tartakower won). [6] During World War II, he was deported from France to Auschwitz concentration camp where he died in 1943. [7]
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