George Page (chess player)
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| death_place = Edinburgh, Scotland
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George Page ISO (27 October 1890 – 26 June 1953) was a Scottish chess 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chessscotland.com/documents/history/1925champ.htm|title=Chess Scotland|website=www.chessscotland.com}} 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:{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/players/ey4km0gc.html|title=OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: George Page|website=www.olimpbase.org}}
- In 1933, at second board in the 5th Chess Olympiad in Folkestone (+1, =1, -12),
- In 1937, at third board in the 7th Chess Olympiad in Stockholm (+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 Imperial Service Order, an award given to retiring staff of the Civil Service who had given long and meritorious service.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chessscotland.com/documents/history/biographies/page.htm|title=Chess Scotland|website=www.chessscotland.com}}
References
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External links
- {{chessgames player|id=24140}}
- [https://www.365chess.com/players/George_Page George Page] chess games at 365chess.com
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Category:Chess players from Glasgow
Category:Scottish chess players
Category:Chess Olympiad competitors
Category:Companions of the Imperial Service Order
Category:20th-century British chess players
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