Jakub Kolski

Who was Jakub Kolski?

Jakub Kolski was a Polish chess master.

In the period 1920-1930s, Kolski was one of the strongest Lodz chess players. In 1922, he won ahead of Dawid Daniuszewski in Lodz. In 1924, he took 2nd, behind Gottesdiener, in Warsaw. In 1926, he tied for 3rd-7th in Warsaw. In 1927, he tied for 11-12th in Lodz.

He played several matches in Lodz and Warsaw. He drew with Kazimierz Makarczyk and beat Paulin Frydman in 1922, lost to Daniuszewski in 1923, lost to Alexander Flamberg and Moishe Lowtzky, drew with Przepiórka and Leon Schwartzmann in 1924, lost to P. Frydman in 1928, and won against Mieczysław Najdorf in 1935.

In 1930s, he played in several the city of Lodz championships. He tied for 2nd-3rd in 1930, took 3rd in 1932, tied for 1st-3rd with Izaak Appel and Teodor Regedziński in 1933, took 2nd in 1934, tied for 2nd-3rd in 1935, and tied for 1st-2nd with Appel in 1939.

In 1934, he won in the Lodz Province-ch. In 1935, he won in Lodz. In 1935, he tied for 6-7th in Warsaw. In 1935, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Reuben Fine, behind Tartakower, in Lodz. In 1938, he tied for 10-12th in Lodz.