Erwin Voellmy

{{short description|Swiss chess player}}

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Erwin Voellmy (9 September 1886, Herzogenbuchsee – 15 January 1951, Basel) was a Swiss chess master.{{Cite web |url=http://www.chesshistory.com/voellmy/index.html |title=Erwin Voellmy |access-date=2008-03-04 |archive-date=2008-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509082041/http://www.chesshistory.com/voellmy/index.html |url-status=dead }}

Voellmy, a mathematics teacher by profession, edited the chess column in Basler Nachrichten for 40 years, and was an author of several chess books.Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986, 1987). Szachy od A do Z. Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. {{ISBN|83-217-2481-7}} (1. A-M), {{ISBN|83-217-2745-X}} (2. N-Z)

He was Swiss Champion three times; in 1911 (jointly), 1920 and 1922. Voellmy represented Switzerland at:

• the 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris 1924 (+6 –2 =5),
• the 2nd Chess Olympiad at The Hague 1928 (+5 –2 =4),
• the 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad at Munich 1936 (+5 –7 =5).

He won team bronze medal at Paris 1924.[http://www.olimpbase.org OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess]

He shared 1st with Alexander Alekhine and Oskar Naegeli at Bern 1932 (Qudrangular).