Abraham Speijer
Chess Player
1873 – 1956
Who was Abraham Speijer?
Abraham Speijer was a Dutch chess master.
In smaller tournaments, Speijer had great success, sharing 1st at Munich 1900, taking 4th at Hilversum 1903 with 9.5/15, and tying for 1st with Adolf Olland in the 1st Dutch Chess Championship at Leiden 1909, although Olland was recognized as the Champion. He also shared 1st at Richmond 1912, took 2nd behind Edward Guthlac Sergeant at Hastings Minor 1919, won at Edinburgh 1920, and tied for 2nd-3rd with Samuel Factor, behind Rubinstein, at Rotterdam 1920,
In major international tournaments, Speijer was less successful, usually finishing close to last place. Speijer was 17th out of 19 players at Saint Petersburg 1909 with 6/20, which
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- Born
- Nov 19, 1873
Amsterdam - Lived in
- Amsterdam
- Died
- Sep 5, 1956
Amsterdam
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on July 23, 2013
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