| Jun-03-23 | | Alan McGowan: Chess Notes 11752 and 11753 discuss Adolf Albin and his family. His only son was David Adolf Albin "who, in 1920, was living in Sofia." It also says that David was born in Bucharest in 1874.
https://www.chesshistory.com/winter... |
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Jun-04-23
 | | mifralu: <His only son was David Adolf Albin.> So <David> Adolf = <Max> Adolf ?! https://www.ajedrez365.com/2014/03/... https://superpatanegra.com/noticias... |
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Jun-04-23
 | | jnpope: <So <David> Adolf = <Max> Adolf ?!> Perhaps, or it could be another relative (cousin or nephew). Is there any record of David traveling to Barcelona and giving a simul on 9-August-1910 as "Max" (per the ajedrez365 article)? Or, possibly, "Max" was imposter posing as the son of Adolf Albin. According to the CN's Adolf Albin had one son, David (born 1874), and one daughter, Fanny (born 1877; died 1896). From CN 11752: <Albin's heir was his only son, David Albin, who, in 1920, was living in Sofia, employed by the Bulgarian paper manufacturer Kniga.> |
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Jun-04-23
 | | Retireborn: I did wonder if the phrase "only son" means "only living son" (Max was pre-deceased) or "only recognized son" (Max was a black sheep), but I rather like <jnpope>'s idea of an impostor. I probably should apologize for starting up this hare, but I'm happy to have it confirmed that the player at the 6th Trebitsch was the good old Albin. |
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| Jun-04-23 | | stone free or die: Some good links provided by <Chessist> might be relevant: Biographer Bistro (kibitz #26789) |
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| Jun-04-23 | | stone free or die: A mention of <Max Albin> in the literature: "Max Albin competed out of competition for the rank, scoring 22.5 wins (out of a possible 26)" Barcelona 1913 - https://books.google.com/books?id=U... |
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| Jun-05-23 | | Chessist: Barcelona 1912, 28 Oct - 28 Dec 1912
Excerpst from the little-known tournament book:
https://www.ajedrez365.com/2014/02/... |
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Jun-05-23
| | jnpope: I wonder if we can locate any records showing a real link between Max A. Albin and Adolph Albin. I did a cursory ancestory search and found way too many men with "Adolph Albin" as part of their name (why was it so common?). The only link between the two that I've seen so far appears to be a speculative article that just assumes Max was Adolph's son. I'm sure there must be some evidence about Professor Max Albin somewhere. Where did he teach? Can we locate a death record for Max Adolph Albin that specifically used "Max" or "Professor" in the text? |
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| Jun-05-23 | | Alan McGowan: An apparent early reference to David's involvement with chess is in the Wiener Schachzeitung 1887, Nr. 3, p 72. In a listing of those who solved some of the magazine's chess problems, it refers to "der zwölfjärige David Albin in Wien." An Initially confusing reference is in the BCM 1903, p 225. It gives the game Pillsbury-M.A. Albin (France), with score and notes taken from 'The Field.' The game is from Monte Carlo 1903, which included Adolf Albin. Perhaps 'The Field' took the score from a French publication, which would explain the inclusion of 'M' for monsieur. |
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| Jun-06-23 | | Alan McGowan: A further reference to Albin's son is in Kagans Neueste Schachnachrichten 1930, August/September, p. 254. In a short article about 'Schach in Bulgarien,' a comments in the final paragraph shows he was still connected to Sofia and says: Das Spiellokal des Sofiaer Schachklubs ist das Cafe Splendid-Palast, wo jeden Abend deutschsprechende Spieler zu finden sind. Dort verkehrt augenblicklich auch der Sohn des verstorbenen Schachmeisters Albin, David Albin, der auch gut Schach spielt. |
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| Jun-08-23 | | stone free or die: As a convenience here's a google translate of the section <Alan> quoted above: <The Sofia Chess Club's venue is Cafe Splendid-Palast, where German-speaking players can be found every evening. The son of the late chess master Albin, David Albin, who also plays chess well, is also staying there at the moment.> |
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