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Samuel Lipschutz

SAMUEL LIPSCHUTZ (born Jul-04-1863, died Nov-30-1905, 42 years old) Hungary (federation/nationality United States of America) [what is this?] Samuel Lipschutz (aka Salomon Lipschütz, Solomon Lipschuetz) Born: Ungvár (Uzhhorod), Hungary Died: Hamburg, Germany He emigrated to the USA on September 4, 1880. He became a citizen on August 13, 1888. His name is recorded as "Salomon Lipschütz" on his naturalization papers (1), but the contemporary American press referred to him as "Samuel" (2)(3)(4) and he may have preferred this Anglicization. In his published articles and in tournament tables, however, only the initial "S." is used. This was probably to avoid confusion. His last name also varies, published as Lipschütz, Lipschutz or Lipschuetz. Brother of Frederick Lipschutz. Lipschutz played in two international tournaments, 2nd BCA Congress, London (1886), finishing 6th, and 6th American Chess Congress, New York (1889), again finishing 6th. In matches he played George Mackenzie in 1886 losing (+3, =5, -5), Jackson Showalter in 1892 winning the US Championship (+7, =7, -1) in the process. Three years later in 1895 Showalter regained the title (+7, =3, -4). In the 1900 Manhattan Chess Club Championship he was 1st ahead of both Frank Marshall and Showalter and this was probably his best result. Suffering from a disease of the lungs he went to Hamburg for treatment but died after an operation. His death certificate states his name as Salomon Lipschütz. (5) Sources (1) C.N. 6752 (2) Brooklyn Citizen, 1892.04.11, p3 (3) New York Herald, 1895.10.21, p10 (4) Checkmate, v1 n1, January 1901, p3 (5) C.N. 7657 References Wikipedia article: S. Lipschütz Wikipedia article: Uzhhorod Last updated: 2025-09-07 16:34:02

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page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 166  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Lipschutz vs G H Thornton 0-1 36 1884 New York C38 King's Gambit Accepted 2. Ajeeb vs Lipschutz   0-1 31 1885 Eden Musee Exhibition C50 Giuoco Piano 3. Lipschutz vs O Michaelis 1-0 22 1886 New York C25 Vienna 4. Lipschutz vs Gunsberg   0-1 56 1886 2nd BCA Congress, London C42 Petrov Defense 5. Zukertort vs Lipschutz 0-1 53 1886 2nd BCA Congress, London C25 Vienna 6. Lipschutz vs W Pollock 0-1 46 1886 2nd BCA Congress, London A84 Dutch 7. J Mortimer vs Lipschutz 0-1 34 1886 2nd BCA Congress, London C51 Evans Gambit 8. Lipschutz vs Bird   1-0 45 1886 2nd BCA Congress, London B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 9. Burn vs Lipschutz 0-1 46 1886 2nd BCA Congress, London C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 10. Lipschutz vs E Schallopp   1-0 28 1886 2nd BCA Congress, London C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 11. Mason vs Lipschutz   1-0 20 1886 2nd BCA Congress, London A00 Uncommon Opening 12. Lipschutz vs Mackenzie   1-0 39 1886 2nd BCA Congress, London C33 King's Gambit Accepted 13. Blackburne vs Lipschutz ½-½ 33 1886 2nd BCA Congress, London C53 Giuoco Piano 14. Mackenzie vs Lipschutz 1-0 28 1886 Mackenzie - Lipschutz C66 Ruy Lopez 15. Lipschutz vs Mackenzie ½-½ 45 1886 Mackenzie - Lipschutz C26 Vienna 16. Mackenzie vs Lipschutz ½-½ 72 1886 Mackenzie - Lipschutz C22 Center Game 17. Lipschutz vs Mackenzie   ½-½ 42 1886 Mackenzie - Lipschutz C29 Vienna Gambit 18. Mackenzie vs Lipschutz   ½-½ 32 1886 Mackenzie - Lipschutz C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 19. Lipschutz vs Mackenzie   ½-½ 40 1886 Mackenzie - Lipschutz C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 20. Mackenzie vs Lipschutz 1-0 39 1886 Mackenzie - Lipschutz A03 Bird's Opening 21. Mackenzie vs Lipschutz 0-1 66 1886 Mackenzie - Lipschutz D05 Queen's Pawn Game 22. Lipschutz vs Mackenzie 1-0 36 1886 Mackenzie - Lipschutz C25 Vienna 23. Mackenzie vs Lipschutz 1-0 47 1886 Mackenzie - Lipschutz A13 English 24. Lipschutz vs Mackenzie 1-0 62 1886 Mackenzie - Lipschutz C14 French, Classical 25. Mackenzie vs Lipschutz   1-0 59 1886 Mackenzie - Lipschutz A13 English  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 166

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 1 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing> Dec-08-04    Knight13: No kibitzing for Samuel Lipschutz yet? Then I am the first one! Since no history is recorden, acording to <Overall record: +38 -15 =23 (65.1%)*>, I say he was a chess master. Best results might be the drawn game played in 1902 against E Lasker and drew match against Blackburne in 1889. Jul-04-05    Knight13: Happy birthday, Samuel Lipschutz! Today, you are 142 years old! (if you are still alive) Jul-04-05    aw1988: Um, no. (DUH...) Oct-23-05    Petrosianic: The bio of Lipschutz is in error here. Actually, he won the US Championship at New York 1889. Then lost it to Showalter in 1890. Got it back in the 1892 match, but retired undefeated and moved west. Showalter took the title back. Then in 1895, with Showalter as sitting champion, Lipschutz returned, challenged, and lost. His best result would have to be the +7-1=7 result against Showalter, and his +22-9=7 6th place result at New York 1889. Mar-31-06    offramp: Is it Samuel or Salomon Lipschutz? Apr-01-06    Calli: <offramp> Nobody knows. Historians have been unable to discover his first name. You will see Simon, Samuel and Solomon. Unless the name is found, "S. Lipshütz" should be preferred, IMHO. Jul-04-06    BIDMONFA: Samuel Lipschutz LIPSCHUTZ, Solomon http://www.bidmonfa.com/lipschutz_s... _ Jul-04-06    Autoreparaturwerkbau: His name actually means "lip-protector" - he is called after some kind of make-up then heh? :) Jul-04-06    beatles fan: strange last name May-15-07    dixi82: His record against Marshall is impressive: 5-0 Jun-26-07    Petrosianic: Soltis claims that Showalter won a "short match" against Lipschutz, but I've never seen any details or game scores, not even on chessmetrics. >> Lipshütz" should be preferred, IMHO >> It's also sometimes spelled Lipschuetz. The first Official US Champion is something of a mystery man. Nobody's quite sure about either his first or last name. Jun-26-07    whiteshark: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel... Jun-26-07    whiteshark: "Das hat Lipschütz nicht bedacht!" is still an ironic comment in German for a miscalculation. A far as I know it was often used by Efim Bogoljubov Jul-04-08    brankat: R.I.P. Samuel. Jul-04-08    whiteshark: What's his relation to <Erythema Chronicum Migrans> ? Oct-23-08    Karpova: Jeremy Spinrad on page 12 from "Chess Disputes", April 2006: http://www.chesscafe.com/text/spinr... <In 1897, Lipschütz and Steinitz (and their respective clubs) engaged in a full-blown silly dispute over the Challenge Cup for the New York Chess association. The Manhattan Club (supporting Lipschütz) was apparently claiming the cup because the Secretary of the NYCA had mistakenly said that the first win would decide the match, while the Staten Island Club wanted to go by the written agreement, in which there must be two games played to equalize the colors. Not surprisingly, Lipschütz had received White first. At least, this is the version in the New York Times, August 18, 1897. The dispute dragged on, with players making a move, pressing the clock, and “winning” when the opponents failed to play under their rules, but it becomes too tedious to read about for long.> Aug-10-09    whiteshark: <Player of the Day> Lipschitz (derived from ליפשיץ also <Lipschütz>, Lipchitz oder Lifshitz) Aug-10-09    WhiteRook48: his birthday's the same as America's Independence Day Dec-31-10    tpstar: Pop Six Squish Uh Uh Cicero Lipschutz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltBe... Jan-23-11    Phony Benoni: Another vote for Salomon/Solomon, and one which doesn't seem to be mentioned in Edward Winter's summary at http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... comes from the <Brooklyn Chess Chronicle>, v.2, p. 19 (November 15, 1883): http://books.google.com/books?id=Lw... For those of you who are unable to access Google Books material, this gives a list of entries to the Sixth Annual Handicap Tournament of the Manhattan Chess Club, including <Salomon Lipschutz>. Jan-23-11    sneaky pete: On the other hand, Salo Landau's official name appears to have been Samuel Landau: http://www.joodsmonument.nl/person/... Apr-07-11    Phony Benoni: And another contemporary vote for <Samuel>; see the list of Manhattan Chess Club officers about halfway down the first column. This is fun. http://books.google.com/books?id=-L... May-14-12    Calli: Death certificate says Salomon Lipschütz. http://chesshistory.com/winter/inde... Case closed? Jul-04-14    Penguincw: R.I.P. Samuel Lipschutz. Jul-04-16    TheFocus: Happy birthday, Salomon.. Samuel.. Steve... Lipschutz. search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 1 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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