Oscar Blum
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Oscar Blum was a Lithuanian–French chess
master.
He won, ahead of Nicolas Rossolimo
and Vitaly Halberstadt
, in the 8th Paris City Chess Championship
in 1932. Dr Oscar Blum played at Folkestone 1933. He participated not in the 5th Chess Olympiad
but in the General Congress, finishing second, half a point behind Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
.
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, ahead of Nicolas Rossolimo
Nicolas Rossolimo
Nicolas Rossolimo was an American-French-Russian-Greek chess Grandmaster. He was many times champion of Paris, France, and after relocating to the United States won the 1955 U.S. Open Championship...
and Vitaly Halberstadt
Vitaly Halberstadt
Vitaly Halberstadt was a French chess player, problemist and, above all, a noted endgame study composer.Born in Odessa, Russian Empire , he emigrated to France...
, in the 8th Paris City Chess Championship
Paris City Chess Championship
The first Paris City Chess Championship was held in 1925....
in 1932. Dr Oscar Blum played at Folkestone 1933. He participated not 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...
but in the General Congress, finishing second, half a point behind Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
Eugene Alexandrovich Znosko-Borovsky was a Russian chess master, music and drama critic, teacher and author. Born in Saint Petersburg, he settled in Paris in 1920, and lived there for the rest of his life.-Biography:...
.