George Page (chess player) explained

George Page
Country:United Kingdom
Birth Date:27 October 1890
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Death Place:Edinburgh, Scotland

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.[1] 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:[2]

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.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chess Scotland. www.chessscotland.com.
  2. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: George Page. www.olimpbase.org.
  3. Web site: Chess Scotland. www.chessscotland.com.