- Olimpiu G. Urcan
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Olimpiu G. Urcan is a Singapore-based chess historian, author and journalist. A medievalist scholar, he contributes history-related articles to world's top chess magazines (New In Chess, CHESS, and Chess Life) and has authored several biographies of forgotten chess masters. His research is largely focused on American chess history. In particular, he focused on little-remembered chess experts with a special focus on immigrants.
A three-time winner of the Chess Journalists of America (CJA) Best Historical Article - Award, Urcan runs a monthly chess history column at the ChessCafe.com website.[1]
A member of Ken Whyld Association representing Singapore, he often contributes smaller items of historical interest to Edward Winter's Chess Notes. He lives in Singapore as an expatriate.
Contents
Books
- Surviving Changi: E.E. Colman - A Chess Biography, Singapore Heritage Society, 2007. ISBN 9789810579227
- Adolf Albin in America: A European Chess Master's Sojourn, 1893-1895, McFarland, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7864-3010-9
- Julius Finn: A Chess Master's Life In America, 1871-1931, McFarland, 2010. ISBN 978-0-7864-4283-6
- Arthur Kaufmann: A Chess Biography, 1872-1938, McFarland, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7864-6145-5
References
- ^ "Past Pieces". ChessCafe.com. http://www.chesscafe.com/urcan/urcan.htm. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
Further reading
- W. H. K. Pollock A Chess Biography, 1859-1896 (with John Hilbert) (unpublished MS.)
- W. H. K. Pollock A History of Chess in Singapore, 1880–1980 (unpublished MS.)
External links
Categories:- Chess historians
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