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Adolf Staehelin

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Adolf Staehelin
CountrySwitzerland
Born(1901-04-05)5 April 1901
Basel, Switzerland
Died30 May 1965(1965-05-30) (aged 64)
Zürich, Switzerland

Adolf Staehelin (also Adolf Stähelin; 5 April 1901 — 30 May 1965) was a Swiss chess player, Swiss Chess Championship winner (1927).

Biography

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In the 1920s and 1930s, Adolf Staehelin was one of the leading Swiss chess players. In 1927, he won Swiss Chess Championship. In 1932, Staehelin participated in strong International Chess Tournament in Bern (tournament won Alexander Alekhine).[1] He was Vice President of the Zürich Chess Society.

Staehelin played for Switzerland in the Chess Olympiad:[2]

He played for Switzerland in the unofficial Chess Olympiad:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Berne (1932)". chessgames.com.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Adolf Stähelin". olimpbase.org.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: unofficial Chess Olympiads :: Adolf Stähelin". olimpbase.org.
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