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Jan (Jean) Taubenhaus.

With Jan Taubenhaus, polish - french chessplayer, anecdote is related young concerning first step Capablanca on chess field.
As it serves Wladyslaw Litmanowicz - Taubenhaus, he has visited Havana in time, he has adjoined with several years old Capablanca and he has played with him several parties offering hetman for.
Certainly he has won all parties. Many years later, Taubenhaus could say I am sole "in the world chessplayer, who dare give hetman for Capablanca and win in addition!" There was without doubting strong chessplayer, he participated in range well, even superbly occupied competitions, nevertheless, he occupied distant places in them often sufficiently. However, sometimes he was able to establish equal battle with strongest players times, he be coordinate partner.

He was born December 14, 1850 in Warsaw. Progress on chess field fastly he was carrying becoming most foremost warsaw player in late seventieth years of XIX century.

He has gone to Paris in 1880 and there he participated in chess life of city actively, there he was frequent visitor famous Cafe de la Regence.

He took first part in serious experience in IV international congress of german chess association in hamburg in july 1885.
Indeed Taubenhaus has occupied distant 14 place, but several valuable victories has carried, but party has been regard as fine in competition with Berger. So to say, this competition was international ennoblement, start of his chess career.

A year later he took part in 2 English chess competitions in London and Nottingham. He divided 3-4 places together with Gunsberg, after Blackburne and Burn in strong occupied London competition. He has carried valuable victories over Blackburne, unchallenged leader of English chess and Gunsberg, opponent Steinitz in later match of world champion.

There was very good result, so he outstriped in competition with Mason, Schallopp, Zukertort and Mackenzie. Other case Zukertort was playing unequel after lost match with Steinitz.
In second English competition in Nottingham, his results was worse. Taubenhaus's place was in half of table of lost parties with winner of competition Burn, and Schallopp, Gunsberg, Zukertort and Bird.

Taubenhaus occupied 8 place in perfectly occupied competition in Bradford (in August 1888 ) in half of table, with small loss to Burn, Weiss and Blackburne. Competition has ended with Gunsberg victory before Mackenzie and von Bardeleben and Mason.

In march - may 1889 there was strong occupied USA VI chess congress in new york. Chigorin, Gunsberg, Burn, Blackburne, Showalter and many others perfect players, among Taubenhaus took partcipation in it . Competition was finished Chigorin and Weiss common victory; additional match does not bring first among them about award deciding. Taubenhaus was at divide place with commonly 12-13 Bird, however, several valuable victories was carrying between other player Gunsberg, Burn, Mason and Showalter.

Great competition in Manchester, was played VI congress in august - september 1890 within the limit BCA, It is finished Tarrasch victory arrise german star chess , before Blackburne. Taubenhaus occupied 10 place with winning prestigious party with second award player.

Taubenhaus was maintained from chess playing during living in Paris. Taubenhaus was operator of pseudoautomatic Mephisto chess player machine.

Taubenhaus does not lose contact with homeland during long time stay in france, he arrived to Poland often, giving symultanies and he plays many battles in 1887 & 1899 warsaw competition.

R.I.P. master Taubenhaus.

[Event "Simultaneous exhibition"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1887.02.05"]
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[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Taubenhaus, Jean"]
[Black "Colchester"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]

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