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George Koltanowski

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Gender Male
Death23 years ago
Date of birth September 17,1903
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born Antwerp
Belgium
Date of died February 5,2000
DiedSan Francisco
California
United States
BooksAdventures of a chess master
Colle System
Titles Grandmaster
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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.

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