Moissei Eljaschoff


Moissei Zacharowitch Eljaschoff was a Russian chess master.

He was the older brother of Dr. Israel Isidor Elyashev, the first Yiddish literary critic.
He won a match against Carl Carls at Berlin 1902. He tied for 3rd-6th at Hanover 1902, took 2nd behind Hans Fahrni at Coburg 1904, took 3rd at Munich 1904, tied for 3rd-5th at Munich 1906, took 13th in the Ostend 1907 chess tournament.
His best achievement was the 2nd place, behind Friedrich Köhnlein, at Düsseldorf 1908. He shared for 4th at St. Petersburg 1909, tied for 5-6th at Hamburg 1910, took 20th at St. Petersburg 1911, tied for 7-8th at Breslau 1912, took 17th at Vilna 1912, and tied for 17-18th at St. Petersburg 1913/14.