<Success due to extensive knowledge, tactical smartness, technique and the fact that he was underestimated at the beginning. If he can keep what his debut promises depends on how much talent he possesses. Originality cannot be replaced by the above mentioned attributes in the long run.>

1. Lowcki 10.5
2-5. Rotlewi 10.0
2-5. Esser 10.0
2-5. von Freymann 10.0
2-5. Hromadka 10.0
6. Breyer 9.5
7-8. Nyholm 8.0
7-8. Shelfhout 8.0
9. Ziolo 7.5
10-11. Tereshchenko 7.0
10-11. Barton 7.0
12. Gutmayer 6.0
13. Hafe 5.0
14. Donegan 4.5
15. Davidson 4.0
16. Kirschen 3.0

From page 379 of the 1911 'Wiener Schachzeitung'.

<A notable performance was given by young Rotlewi, who defeated powerful opposition, including Schlechter, Nimzovich, Marshall and Spielmann, in grand style. After the 17th round, Rotlewi shared the lead with Teichmann and Schlechter, a point and a half ahead of their nearest rival, Rubinstein. Whispers began to be heard among the representatives of the chess press, and an interview appeared with this new rising "star".

Rotlewi's family was very poor; his clothes were clear testimony to this unfortunate fact. City Councilman Tietz was upset. Imagine - a prizewinner of the Carlsbad tournament, appearing in pants which were quite evidently those of a younger brother! Tietz gave Rotlewi an advance against his prize, and suggested he buy some new clothes. The next day, Rotlewi arrived in a new suit and patent-leather shoes. With the jingle of kroner in his pocket, he was unrecognizable.

But Tietz had done Rotlewi no favor. Having become a dandy, the latter now partook of the pleasures of spa life, and grew unfit for serious chess. In the latter part of the tournament, Rotlewi suffered several losses, ending up in fourth place. Soon after the tournament ended, Rotlewi fell prey to depression. Thus ended the chess career of a most talented master>

Source: http://www.chesscafe.com/text/dvore...

Dr. Johannes Esser was his medical advisor.

<A.J.G. Soltis continues: "And he would have tied for First Place ... had he won his final game. (!!)>

The 10-games match took place in Lodz

............ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rotlewi... = = 1 = = = 1 = 1 0 .. 6.0
Salwe..... = = 0 = = = 0 = 0 1 .. 4.0

The date is not given but as this was page 40 (i. e. the January issue), the match may have taken place at the end of 1910 also.

On the same page, it is reported that the Lodz Chess Club had planned an interesting tournament for November 1910 which was postponed and never took place. The players were to be Rotlewi, Alekhine, Salwe, Spielmann and Teichmann.

1. Alapin 4.5
2. Rotlewi 4.0
3. Spielmann 2.0
4. Fahrni 1.5

Rotlewi scored +2 =4 -0 (winning games against Fahrni and Spielmann).

The result was kept secret at first, in deference to Rotlewi's participation at San Sebastian (1912). But he didn't participate and it was revealed that he started to suffer from a severe neuropathy shortly after Karlsbad (1911). He had to be hospitalized in a sanatorium (see my post Georg Rotlewi ) and as his medical advisor, Dr. Johannes Esser wanted to avoid everything that could have had a negative impact on Rotlewi's frame of mind (<Unter diesen Umständen sah sich Dr. Esser als Rotlewis ärztlicher Berater verpflichtet, alles zu vermeiden, was den Gemütszustand seines Patienten hätte ungünstig beeinflussen können.>).

Source: Page 113 of the 1912 'Wiener Schachzeitung'

"In view of the short arrival of the Russian youth, G. A. Rotlewi, who, by the way, is engaged in a series of five games with Marshall at the Cafe Kerhau[?], Berlin, it will not be out of place to give his latest photo, as kindly forwarded by his uncle, B. Laski, of this city."

Thanks for the hint!

The Sun (New York N.Y.]), Sunday, 1911.10.22, 3rd section, page 9: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/l...

Dr. Lasker also mentioned Rotlewi's intention to go to the USA. As he was still in Berlin at the end of October and in Amsterdam at the end of December, it is probably rather unlikely that he made it, as his neuropathy must also have developed / shown symptoms around that time.

Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 12 October 1911:

"It is now reported, on the authority of Wochenschach of Berlin, that the series of five games between F. J. Marshall and G. A. Rotlewi will not take place. On October 1, Marshall played against 25 opponents of the Augustea in Leipsic, making a score of 20 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw."

Regarding New York 1912, the 1911 'Wiener Schachzeitung' reports on pages 174-175 that an International Tournament in New York of the highest order was planned for January 8 (double-round robin, 9 Europeans, 3 Americans) and refer to the 'Brookly Daily Eagle' of May 11, 1911. Hartwig Cassel and Hermann Helms were in charge of it and H. F. Ridder also involved.

Then, on pages 260-261 of the 1912 'Wiener Schachzeitung', the New - York Havana International Tournament, which had been reported in the press during the last 2 years and never taken too seriously was announced to not take place. Cassel, Helms and Ridder had retreated and less well-known people had assumed control. The last try was to organize it to begin on November 30, 1912.

This was now expanded to a WC tournament (the first 4 players would have played a quadruple-round robin to determine the new WC) including Dr. Lasker, Spielmann, Tarrasch, Teichmann, Duras, Maroczy, Schlechter, Dr. Vidmar, Dr. Bernstein, Niemzowitsch, Rubinstein, Burn, Janowski, Capablanca and Marshall (double-round robin, 1st leg in New York, 2nd in Havana). So no chance for Rotlewi.

I found him in the Hamburg passenger lists:

Thanks for the additional info - I added it to the bio.

Rotlewi's opponent is most likely Dr. Ernst Georg Jünger, the father of Ernst Jünger. The game appears to be an offhand game.

Rehburg is a very small town (pop. 4,000) and today not independent (largest borough of Rehburg-Loccum; pop. 10,000). Rehburg-Loccum, Lower Saxony, is located near Hanover. So it is rather far away from all of Rotlewi's playing locations (1911: Munich, Cologne and Carlsbad) and it seems too small for a chess event like a Simul.

Source: Page 373 of the November-December 1911 'Wiener Schachzeitung' (originally in 'Bohemia' of October 1 and 8, 1911)

* For another such case see Sergey Nikolaevich Von Freymann

<Zu ihnen hat sich ein ganz Junger gesellt, der den Mut hat, seinem eigenen Urteile zu folgen. Und dazu des Vorrechts der Jugend sich bedient, die Dinge in rosigem Lichte zu sehen. Daher streitet er ohne Bedenken und in naivem Glauben an seinen Stern so tapfer wie ein schwäbischer Kreuzritter, wenn schon die Feinde ihn ringsum bedrängen. Er bringt einen frischen Zug in die Arena des Schachwettstreits, und solche neuen Impulse sind wohltätig, weil das Schach, wo es stagniert, die Neigung hat, an des "Gedankens Blässe" zu kranken.>

(A very young man has joined them [Teichmann, Schlechter and Rubinstein, leading at Karlsbad (1911)], who has the courage to follow his own opinion. And therefore he makes use of the privilege of the youth, to view the things in rosy light. So he fights without concerns and in naive belief in his star, as brave as a Swabian crusader, when he is already surrounded by his enemies. He brings a fresh breeze into the arena of chess contest, and such new impulses are beneficial, because chess, where it stagnates, is disposed to suffer from the "pale cast of thought".)

<Ernst Jünger, qui l’accompagne dans de longues promenades à travers la lande, est frappé par sa personnalité douloureuse.>

and, when asked why he was so sorrowful, quoted Schiller's 'Wallensteins Tod':

<Qu’est-ce qu’une vie que l’amour n’éclaire pas?>

Link: http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...

Bachmann's yearbooks initially wrote his surname as <Rothlewy>.