Moshe Czerniak, Jerusalem chess master, was adjudged the winner today of the Schlechter Chess Memorial tournament and won the title of international chess champion.
Competing against the world’s outstanding chess masters, including Lasker and Steiner of the United States, Czerniak scored eight victories. The title of international chess champion is bestowed only if half the competitors have held the title previously.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
