The first Silesian Chess Congress was held in 1922. On 19 September 1877 the Breslau Chess Association (''Breslauer Schachverein'') was founded by Theodor von Scheve. In 1895 Görlitz and 1899 Liegnitz were meetings of mainly Silesian clubs. After the World War I Germany had to cede a part of the ''Ostprovinzen'', mainly Posen (Poznań). In 1922 the new Silesian Chess Federation (''Schlesischer Schachverband'') was founded and held congresses until 1939. Members of this federation (''Oberschlesischer Schachverband, Groß-Breslauer Schachverband'') and of the German Chess Federation in Czechoslovakia (''Deutscher Schachverband in der Tschechoslowakei'') played in each other's championships. When the Nazis came to power in 1933, Heinz Josef Foerder, being a Jew, lost his job, and moved to Riga, Latvia. In 1934 he emigrated to British Mandate of Palestine where he had changed his name to

Yosef Porat Yosef Porat ( he, יוסף פורת; 7 June 1909, Breslau, Germany – 18 May 1996, Ramot HaShavim, Israel) was a German-Israeli chess player. He is not to be confused with an archaeologist Yosef Porath. Biography Yosef Porat was born ''Hein ...

. In April 1935, he tied for 3rd-5th in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

(the 2nd

Maccabiah Games The Maccabiah Games (a.k.a. the World Maccabiah Games; he, משחקי המכביה, or משחקי המכביה העולמית; sometimes referred to as the "Jewish Olympics"), first held in 1932, are an international Jewish and Israeli multi-s ...

Abram Blass Moshe Aba Blass (born 1896, Łomża, Poland - 1971, Tel-Aviv, Israel) was a Polish-Israeli chess master. Born in Łomża (then Russian Empire), he moved to the US, staying from 1911 to 1924. After returning to Poland, he lived in Warsaw. In 19 ...

won).Wolsza Tadeusz. ''Arcymistrzowie, mistrzowie, amatorzy. Słownik biograficzny szachistów polskich. Tom 5''. Wydawnictwo DiG, Warszawa 2007.

Winners

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