George Page

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(27 October 1890 – 26 June 1953) was a

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player, Scottish Chess Championship winner (1925).

Biography

George Page was one of the strongest chess players in Scotland in the 1920-1930s. He was champion of the ''Edinburgh Chess Club'' and the ''Civil Service Chess Club'' (Edinburgh) many times, including the consecutive years 1933-1941. He was also with ''Edinburgh Chess Club'' that won the ''Richardson Cup'' from 1920 to 1924. He won the Scottish Chess Championship in 1925. From 1925 onwards, George Page would help the ''Civil Service Chess Club'' in their matches, and he was a member of their team that won the ''Richardson Cup'' in 1939. George Page played for Scotland in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1933, at second board in the

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(+1, =1, -12), * In 1937, at third board in the 7th Chess Olympiad in

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(+1, =2, -9). George Page edited a chess column in the ''Weekly Scotsman'' from 1926 to 1939. In 1952, he was made a Companion of the

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George Page
chess games at 365chess.com 1890 births 1953 deaths Sportspeople from Glasgow Scottish chess players Chess Olympiad competitors Companions of the Imperial Service Order 20th-century chess players {{Scotland-bio-stub