Léon Monosson

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 [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] Then he emigrated to France.

Dr Monosson was Paris Champion in 1935, [ [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/eric.delaire/France/champions_paris.htm Champions de Paris ] ] [ [http://www.ajedrezdeataque.com/05%20Palmares/Torneos/Europa/Paris.htm Campeonato de París ] ] He also took 5th in the 4th Paris City Chess Championship 1928 (Abraham Baratz won), [ [http://heritageechecsfra.free.fr/paris1928.htm Champ Paris 1928 ] ] and took 5th at Paris 1938 ("L'Echiquier", Baldur Hoenlinger won). [ [http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/tables9.htm Amsterdam (NED-ch10th) 1938 ] ]

In January 1940, he played with Wilhelm Orbach, Josef Cukierman, etc., in Paris (Savielly Tartakower won). [ [http://www.astercity.net/~vistula/mojadzialalnoscwczasiewojny01.htm Moja Działalność W Czasie Ii Wojny Światowej ] ] During World War II, he was deported from France to Auschwitz concentration camp where he died in 1943. [ [http://www.mortsdanslescamps.com/general_fichiers/m.html Tri Alphabétique ] ]

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