Arthur Dunkelblum

Who was Arthur Dunkelblum?

Arthur Dunkelblum was a Belgian chess master.

Arthur Dunkelblum was born in Cracow, Austria-Hungary. He played for Belgium in eleven Chess Olympiads: 1928, 1933, 1937, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1966, and 1968.

In 1922, he took 3rd in Antwerp. In 1925, he took 3rd in Brussels. In 1926,he tied for 5-7th in Spa. In 1930, he tied for 2nd-3rd in Brussels. In 1933, he took 3rd in Brussels. In 1934, he took 3rd in Liège. In 1937, he took 9th in Ostend. In 1937, he took 3rd in Brussels.

After World War II, he tied for 5-6th in Baarn C in 1947. Dunkelblum won the Belgium Championship at Bruges 1949. He tied for 2nd-3rd, behind Robert Lemaire, in Ghent in 1950. His best tournament result was at Gijon, Spain, in 1950 where he finished 2nd-3rd, behind Nicolas Rossolimo. In 1957, he tied for 10-11th in Dublin.

Dunkelblum was awarded the International Master title in 1957.