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Szymon Winawer

Polish chess player (1838–1919)

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Born
March 6, 1838
Died
November 29, 1919
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1838

About Szymon Winawer

Szymon Abramowicz Winawer (Russian: Ши́мон Абра́мович Вина́вер, romanized: Shimon Abramovich Vinaver; March 6, 1838 – November 29, 1919) was a Polish chess player of world-class Master strength, who won the German Chess Championship in 1883. Szymon Abramowicz Winawer (March 6, 1838 – November 29, 1919) was a Polish chess player of world-class Master strength, who won the German Chess Championship in 1883. At the Paris 1867 tournament held at the Café de la Régence, his first international tournament, Winawer finished in second place, tied with Wilhelm Steinitz behind Ignatz Von Kolisch. At Warsaw 1868, Winawer won the first chess tournament conducted in Poland. At Paris 1878 Winawer tied for first place (+14−3=5) with Johannes Zukertort, ahead of Joseph Henry Blackburne and George Henry Mackenzie, but took second prize after the play-off.

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Szymon Winawer timeline

  1. Szymon Abramowicz Winawer (March 6, 1838 – November 29, 1919) was a Polish chess player of world-class Master strength, who won the German Chess Championship in 1883.
  2. At the Paris 1867 tournament held at the Café de la Régence, his first international tournament, Winawer finished in second place, tied with Wilhelm Steinitz behind Ignatz Von Kolisch.
  3. At Warsaw 1868, Winawer won the first chess tournament conducted in Poland.
  4. At Paris 1878 Winawer tied for first place (+14−3=5) with Johannes Zukertort, ahead of Joseph Henry Blackburne and George Henry Mackenzie, but took second prize after the play-off.

The world when Szymon Winawer was born

Szymon Winawer was born in 1838. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1838

  • Best-selling bookOliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineTrail of Tears — forced removal of Cherokee
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic steamship crossing (SS Great Western)
  • World population~1.18B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderMartin Van Buren
  • U.S. population16.3M

1838 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Szymon Winawer's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18382026
Population16.3M341 million

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