Léon Monosson (21 December 1892, Shchedrin – 17 February 1943, Auschwitz) was a Belarusian–French chess master.
Born in Shtetl Shchedrin, near Bobruisk (Belarus), he took 10th in Petrograd (St. Petersburg) 1921 Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01 Then he emigrated to France.
Dr Monosson was Paris Champion in 1935,Campeonato de París He also took 5th in the 4th Paris City Chess Championship 1928 (Abraham Baratz won),Champ Paris 1928 and took 5th at Paris 1938 (L'Echiquier, Baldur Hoenlinger won).Amsterdam (NED-ch10th) 1938
In January 1940, he played with Wilhelm Orbach, Josef Cukierman, etc., in Paris (Savielly Tartakower won).Moja Działalność W Czasie Ii Wojny Światowej During World War II, he was deported from France to Auschwitz concentration camp where he died in 1943.Tri Alphabétique
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