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<Adolph Davidovich Brodsky> (2 April 1851 – January 22 1929) was born in Taganrog, on the Sea of Azov, in the far south western corner of Russia, to a Jewish family of musicians. He was a child prodigy violinist whose career took him to Vienna, Moscow, Leipzig and New York.
In 1895 Brodsky moved to Manchester, changing the spelling of his first name from Adolf to Adolph. He had been invited by Sir Charles Hallé, also a chess player, to direct his orchestra and teach at the Manchester College of Music. He was to remain there for the rest of his life.
Brodsky was also a strong chess player. Tony Gillam’s highly recommended and meticulously researched book Mannheim 1914 and the Interned Russians includes a section on him from which much of the following information is taken. (Brodsky was in Austria when war was declared and, as a Russian subject, was interned until the following year.)
Brodsky had been a regular and enthusiastic member of the Manhattan Chess Club, playing serious chess there almost every day, and when he moved to Manchester, continued his chess career. He played in eight matches for Lancashire between 1898 and 1904, scoring five wins, one draw and two losses (see http://www.edochess.ca/players/p404...).
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Sources: Richard James - The Chess Improver: https://chessimprover.com/chess-and... / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolp...
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Consultation simul games with Lasker:
Kelly / Bateman vs Lasker / Brodsky, 1908
C Coates / C H Wallwork vs Lasker / Brodsky, 1908
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