dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn ɪnvˈeɪʒən ʌv pˈoʊlənd, hɪz ɐpˈɑːɹtmənt wʌz dᵻstɹˈɔɪd ænd hiː mˈuːvd tə ʃˈɛɹ ɐn ɐpˈɑːɹtmənt wɪð fˈɛloʊ tʃˈɛs plˈeɪɚ ænd hɪz klˈoʊsɪst kəlˈæboːɹˌeɪɾɚ, mˈæɹiən ɹˈoʊbəl.
During the 1939 invasion of Poland, his apartment was destroyed and he moved to share an apartment with fellow chess player and his closest collaborator, Marian Wróbel.