[2] In 1905/06 he tied for 8–11th in St Petersburg (fourth Russian Championship, Gersz Salwe won).
[5] Levitsky won at St Petersburg 1911 (All-Russian Amateur Tournament),[6] thus becoming Russian national chess champion for one year.
[7] In July–August 1912, he tied for 13–14th in Breslau (18th DBS-Congress, Akiba Rubinstein and Oldřich Duras won).
In 1913/14, he took 13th in St Petersburg (ninth Russian Championship, Alekhine and Aron Nimzowitsch won).
According to legend, the beauty of Marshall's final combination so moved the spectators that they showered the board with gold pieces.