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Adolf Żytogórski (or Adolph Zytogorski, [Żɨtɔɡurski], later known as John Hanstein) (c. 1811/1812 – 28 February 1882)[note 1] was a Polish-British chess master and translator.[2]

Adolf Żytogórski
CountryPoland and England
Bornc. 1811/1812
Translyvania
Died (aged 69–75)
London, England

Biography


Details of Zytogorski's early life are sparse. He is usually said to have been born in 1806 or 1807 based on his obituary in the British Chess Magazine, but according to chess historian Tim Harding, around 1811 or 1812 is most likely, based on his census records and death certificate.[1][3] Despite being Polish, he gave his place of birth on census records as Transylvania, which was part of the Austrian Empire at the time, leading Harding to speculate that he may have had one Polish and one Austrian parent.[4][1]

Following the collapse of the Polish–Russian War in 1830–31 (November Uprising), Zytogorski became a political refugee, and emigrated to England. His role in the uprising is unknown, but in 1837 he joined both the Union of Polish Emigration, and the Polish Democratic Society.[5][1][6] During Nicholas I of Russia's 1844 visit to London, Zytogorski and other exiles were offered an amnesty, but Zytogorski did not accept, and remained in England.[5]

From about 1850 he adopted the surname Hanstein (possibly his mother's maiden name), though he kept using the name Zytogorski for chess.[4][1]

Zytogorski died on 28 February 1882 in the German Hospital, Dalston, London.[note 2][4]


Chess


Zytogorski was a frequent contributor to the Chess Player's Chronicle, and in 1841 carried out a thorough analysis of the Rook and bishop versus rook endgame, including a challenge that four starting positions could always be won, including one said by Giambattista Lolli to be a draw.[1][7][8] Much of this work was included in Howard Staunton's Chess-Players' Handbook (1847) with analysis by Josef Kling, who showed that there was an error in Zytogorski's logic.[9]

From 1859 to 1862, Zytogorski, Ignatz Kolisch, and Josef Kling revived the Chess Player's Chronicle, which had been discontinued by R. B. Brien in 1856. Zytogorski's role is not clear, but in 1861 it was reported that it would "henceforth be edited by Herr Kolisch conjointly with its late manager Mr. Zytogorski".[10]

Zytogorski won a match against Franciscus Janssens (6:4) in 1854, took second behind Ernst Falkbeer and ahead of Brien in 1855 (Triangular),[11] and lost to Valentine Green (7:8) in 1856 (Zytogorski gave odds of pawn and move).[12]

He won at London 1855 (Kling's Coffee House),[13] played in semifinals at London 1856 (McDonnell Chess Club),[14] and lost to Ignaz von Kolisch at Cambridge 1860 (semifinal).[15]


Bibliography


As editor:

As translator:


Notes


  1. Many sources give his date of birth as 1806 or 1807, based on his obituary in the British Chess Magazine which states his age as being 75 years at his death. Chess historian Tim Harding points out the inaccuracy of the obituary, and suggests that 1811 or 1812 is most likely, based on his census records and death certificate.[1]
  2. Many sources give his date of death as 27 February, based on his obituary in the British Chess Magazine, but his death certificate confirms that he died on 28 February.[1]

References


  1. Harding, Tim (2011). "The Kibitz: The Double Life of Adolphus Zytogorski Part One" (PDF). ChessCafe.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012.
  2. Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 482, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
  3. Zavatarelli, Fabrizio (2015). Ignaz Kolisch: The Life and Chess Career. McFarland. p. 97. ISBN 9780786496907.
  4. Harding, Tim (2012). Eminent Victorian Chess Players: Ten Biographies. McFarland. pp. 41–42. ISBN 9780786465682.
  5. Lissowski, Tomasz. "The Greatest One Before Winawer". Archived from the original on 7 September 2004.
  6. Lissowski, Tomasz (26 December 1997). "Zytogorski". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  7. Harding, Tim (2011). "The Kibitz: The Double Life of Adolphus Zytogorski Part Two" (PDF). ChessCafe.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012.
  8. "Challenge to the Chess Clubs of Europe: A King, Rook, and Bishop to Win Against the King and Rook". Chess Player's Chronicle. 2: 125–127. 1841.
  9. Beasley, John (March 2007). "K+R+B v K+R: What Zytogorski and Crosskill Actually Wrote" (PDF). British Endgame Study News (Special number 50). ISSN 1363-0318. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2020.
  10. Harding, Tim (2018). British Chess Literature to 1914: A Handbook for Historians. McFarland. p. 209. ISBN 9781476668390.
  11. Spinrad, Jerry. "Chess Matches". Vanderbilt University. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  12. Edwards, Rod. "Edo Ratings, Zytogorski, A". Edo Historical Chess Ratings. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  13. "London (Inghilterra) Kling's Coffee House Tournament, maggio 1855" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  14. "London (Inghilterra) McDonnell Chess Club, gennaio-febbraio 1856" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  15. "Cambridge (Gran Bretagna) 3°Congresso della British Chess Association, 28/30 agosto 1860" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  16. Gay, Jean (1864). Bibliographie anecdotique du jeu des échecs par Jean Gay (in French). p. 30.

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