Robert Lemaire (23 July 1916 – 27 June 1994) was a Belgian

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player,

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s winner (1950).

Biography

From the mid-1940s to end of 1950s Robert Lemaire was one of Belgium's leading chess players. He was a multiple medalist of the

. In 1946, in

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Robert Lemaire shared 1st – 2nd place with

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in Belgian Chess Championship but lost additional match for the title – 0:4. In 1950, in

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he won Belgian Chess Championship. In 1952, in Ghent he ranked 2nd in Belgian Chess Championship. In 1955, in

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Robert Lemaire shared 1st – 3rd place in Belgian Chess Championship but ranked only 3rd in additional tournament for the title of champion (tournament won

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). In 1960, in Ghent he shared 1st – 2nd place in this tournament but remained 2nd after the additional factor. Robert Lemaire played for Belgium in the

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: * In 1954, at fourth board in the

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(+9, =2, -7). Robert Lemaire played for Belgium in the

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: * In 1955, at third board in the 2nd Clare Benedict Chess Cu in

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(+0, =1, -4).

References

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Robert Lemaire
chess games at 365Chess.com 1916 births 1994 deaths Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century Belgian chess players 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-chess-bio-stub