Alexander Evensohn

Alexander Evensohn

Alexander Evensohn (Evenson, Evensson) (1892 – 1919) was a Ukrainian chess master.

Biography

In 1909, Evensohn took 7th at Kiev. The event was won by Nikolaev. In 1911, he took 3rd, behind Efim Bogoljubow and Izbinsky, at Kiev. In 1911, he took 4th at Kiev. The event was won by Fedor Bohatirchuk. In 1913, he won, followed by Smorodsky, Verlinsky, etc., at St. Petersburg. In January 1914, he took 9th at St. Petersburg. The event was won by Alexander Alekhine and Aron Nimzowitsch. In 1914, he won, ahead of Bogoljubow and Bohatirchuk, at Kiev.

During World War I, in 1916, Evensohn lost a mini-match against Alekhine at Kiev (+1 –2 =0). Also in 1918, he lost against Alekhine at Kiev.

Evensohn was a lawyer by training and served on a military tribunal. After the Russian Revolution, he was shot.

Notable chess games

* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1267127 Andrey Smorodsky vs Alexander Evensohn, St Petersburg 1914, Queen's Pawn Game, D04, 0-1]


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