Marcel Engelmann
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Marcel Engelmann was a Belgian chess
master.
He won at Maastricht
1929 and took 3rd at Ghent 1929 (Edgard Colle
won), both quadrangular tournaments. He took 2nd, behind Georges Koltanowski, at Verviers 1930 (Belgian Chess Championship
), and tied for 4-6th at Liege 1934 (BEL-ch, Victor Soultanbeieff
won).
Engelmann played for Belgium on third board in the 5th Chess Olympiad
at Folkestone 1933.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master.
He won at Maastricht
Maastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
1929 and took 3rd at Ghent 1929 (Edgard Colle
Edgard Colle
Edgard Colle was a Belgian chess master. He scored excellent results in major international tournaments, including first at Amsterdam 1926, ahead of Savielly Tartakower and future world champion Max Euwe; first at Meran 1926, ahead of Esteban Canal; and first at Scarborough 1930, ahead of Maróczy...
won), both quadrangular tournaments. He took 2nd, behind Georges Koltanowski, at Verviers 1930 (Belgian Chess Championship
Belgian Chess Championship
The Belgian Chess Championship is a championship organised yearly by the Fédération Royale Belge des Echecs . The winner of the championship is awarded the title: Chess Champion of Belgium....
), and tied for 4-6th at Liege 1934 (BEL-ch, Victor Soultanbeieff
Victor Soultanbeieff
Victor Ivanovich Soultanbéieff was a Belgian chess master.-Life:...
won).
Engelmann played for Belgium on third board in the 5th Chess Olympiad
5th Chess Olympiad
The 5th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 12 and July 23, 1933, in Folkestone, United Kingdom...
at Folkestone 1933.