About David Enoch
Lived 1901 – 1949 (aged 47–48). David Enoch was a Polish chess player.
David Enoch (; 1901–1949) was an Israeli chess player.
Biography David Enoch was born in Oświęcim in 1901. He emigrated to Berlin after the First World War. He tied for 6-7th at Berlin 1927 (Alfred Brinckmann won), and took 10th at Berlin 1929 (Berthold Koch won).
Enoch immigrated from Germany to British Mandate Palestine in 1933.
Chess career He took 2nd, behind Abram Blass, at Tel Aviv 1935 (the 2nd Maccabiah Games). He played for Palestine on second board in the 6th Chess Olympiad at Warsaw 1935 (+6 –6 =5).
He won against Creevey (IRL), Henri Grob (SUI), Bjørn Nielsen (DEN), Rasmusson (FIN), George Alan Thomas (ENG), and Karel Opočensky (CSR).
He drew with Stefano Rosselli del Turco (ITA), Mieczysław Najdorf (POL), Aleksandras Machtas (LTU), Frank Marshall (USA), and Andor Lilienthal (HUN).
He lost to Louis Betbeder Matibet (FRA), Milan Vidmar (YUG), Rudolf Spielmann (AUT), Gunnar Friedemann (EST), Miklós Bródy (ROM), and Gösta Stoltz (SWE).
A game he lost at Berlin 1927 against Aron Nimzowitsch is included in Nimzowitsch's My Praxis.
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Who was David Enoch?
Israeli chess player
When was David Enoch born?
David Enoch was born in 1901 in Oświęcim.
When did David Enoch die?
David Enoch died on 24 December 1949.
What was David Enoch's occupation?
David Enoch was a chess player.
What nationality was David Enoch?
David Enoch was Polish.
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