Stasch Mlotkowski
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Stasch Mlotkowski (Staś Młotkowski) (10 March 1881, Clifton Heights, New Jersey – 16 August 1943, Gloucester City, New Jersey) was an American chess master.[1]
He was born into a Polish family in America. His father was Stanislaw Mlotkowski.[2] His first name, Stasch (Polish Staś), is the diminutive form of the name Stanisław (Stanislau).
He was married to Danish model and actress Gwili Andre in 1929; they divorced in 1935.
At the beginning of his career, he tied for 9-10th at Philadelphia 1900/01. He played several cable matches for Franklin Chess Club of Pennsylvania against Chicago CC in 1904 and Manhattan CC (1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, and 1912), as well as in a cable match USA vs. England in 1909.[3]