| Birth Day | May 5, 1883 |
| Birth Place | Austria |
| Age | 136 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Aug 20, 1942 (age 59) |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
Austrian chess master of the romantic variety whose career was interrupted by the Nazi occupation of his homeland.
He studied to become a Lawyer as a young man but never worked as one.
His nickname was "The Master of Attack" and he wrote the classic Chess book The Art of Sacrifice in Chess .
He was born to a Jewish family in Austria and had to flee to Sweden, where he died in poverty shortly after, to escape the Nazis.
Emanuel Lasker was among his major competitors.
