(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
David Janowski, famous Russian Jewish chessplayer, died at Hyeres, France, at the age of fifty-nine. Janowski suffered from tuberculosis.
Janowski was born in Russian Poland, May 25, 1868. He learned to play chess as a child but did not make a serious study of the game until about 1886 when he removed to Paris. In international tournaments, Janowski played as a representative of France. In 1902 he succeeded S. Rosenthal as chess editor of “Le Monde Illustre.” He won numerious tournaments in Germany, Austria and England.
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