George Page | |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Born | Glasgow, Scotland | 27 October 1890
Died | 26 June 1953 Edinburgh, Scotland | (aged 62)
George Page ISO (27 October 1890 – 26 June 1953) was a Scottish chess player, Scottish Chess Championship winner (1925).
George Page was one of the strongest chess players in Scotland in the 1920-1930s. He was champion of the Edinburgh Chess Club and the Civil Service Chess Club (Edinburgh) many times, including the consecutive years 1933-1941. He was also with Edinburgh Chess Club that won the Richardson Cup from 1920 to 1924. He won the Scottish Chess Championship in 1925. [1] From 1925 onwards, George Page would help the Civil Service Chess Club in their matches, and he was a member of their team that won the Richardson Cup in 1939.
George Page played for Scotland in the Chess Olympiads: [2]
George Page edited a chess column in the Weekly Scotsman from 1926 to 1939. In 1952, he was made a Companion of the Imperial Service Order, an award given to retiring staff of the Civil Service who had given long and meritorious service. [3]