3 4 ) ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁strong est ▁ch ess ▁players ▁and ▁most ▁influ ential ▁ch ess ▁teachers ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁T arr as ch ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bres lau ▁( W roc ław ), ▁Pr uss ian ▁S iles ia . ▁Having ▁finished ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁he ▁left ▁Bres lau ▁to ▁study ▁medicine ▁in ▁Halle . ▁With ▁his ▁family , ▁he ▁settled ▁in ▁N ure m berg , ▁Bav aria , ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁Mun ich , ▁setting ▁up ▁a ▁successful ▁medical ▁practice . ▁He ▁had ▁five ▁children . ▁T arr as ch ▁was ▁Jewish , ▁converted ▁to ▁Christian ity ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁patri otic ▁German ▁who ▁lost ▁a ▁son ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁yet ▁he ▁faced ▁ant is emit ism ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁Reich . ▁ ▁Ch ess ▁career ▁ ▁A ▁medical ▁doctor ▁by ▁profession , ▁T arr as ch ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁best ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 9 0 s . ▁He ▁scored ▁heavily ▁against ▁the ▁ag ing ▁World ▁Champion ▁Wilhelm ▁Ste init z ▁in ▁tournament s , ▁(+ 3 − 0 = 1 ), ▁but ▁refused ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁challenge ▁Ste init z ▁for ▁the ▁world ▁title ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁dem ands ▁of ▁his ▁medical ▁practice . ▁ ▁So on ▁afterwards , ▁in ▁St .