- Sammi Fajarowicz
Sammi Fajarowicz (5 June 1908, Möckern/Leipzig – 4 July 1940,
Leipzig ) was a German chess master.Born into a Jewish family with Ukrainian roots. He played several times in Leipzig championships; took 3rd in 1928, took 2nd in 1929, shared 1st with
Max Blümich , but lost to him a play-off match (2.5–4.5) in 1930, and twice won in 1931 and 1933. [ [http://www.chessbase.de/nachrichten.asp?newsid=5548 Schach Nachrichten ] at www.chessbase.de] He also took 5th at Bautzen 1929, tied for 12-13th at Zwickau 1930 (Karl Helling won), and took 5th at Frankfurt. [http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's "Chess Tournament Crosstables", An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01]Fajarowicz took 4th at
Great Yarmouth 1935 (Samuel Reshevsky won). InNazi Germany , he could play only in "Jüdische Meisterschaft Deutschlands". He won twice those tournaments - at Leipzig 1935 and Frankfurt am Main 1937.He had tried to escape from Germany but without success. Finally, he died in a Jewish Hospital in Leipzig ("Leipziger Israelische Krankenhaus") because of
tuberculosis .His name is attached to the Fajarowicz Gambit in the
Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 !?).References
Literature
*Alfred Diel: "Fremdenpass Nr. 16. Das kurze Leben des Sächsischen Meisters Sammi Fajarowicz", in: Kaissiber 16/Januar-März 2001, S. 20-39.
*Alfred Diel/Stefan Bücker: "Spurenlese: Sammi Fajarowicz", in: Kaissiber 16/Januar-März 2001, S. 41-57.
* [fr] [http://www.mjae.com/fajarowicz.html Fajarowicz gambit] by Dany Sénéchaud on [http://www.mjae.com Mieux jouer aux échecs]
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