George Koltanowski
Chess Player
1903 – 2000
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Who was George Koltanowski?
George Koltanowski was a Belgian-born American chess player, promoter, and writer. He was informally known as "Kolty". Koltanowski set the world's blindfold record on 20 September 1937, in Edinburgh, by playing 34 chess games simultaneously while blindfolded, making headline news around the world. He holds the current record with 56 games, set in 1960.
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- Born
- Sep 17, 1903
Antwerp - Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Poles
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Feb 5, 2000
San Francisco
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on July 23, 2013
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