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Otto Zimmermann (11 September 1892 – 24 July 1979) was a Swiss chess master.
He won Swiss Chess Championship at Interlaken 1924, and represented Switzerland in 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris 1924, where shared 8th in the Consolation Cup.[1] He also participated in official Chess Olympiads at London 1927, Prague 1931, and Amsterdam 1954.[2]
Zimmermann had his best results in the 1920s, when he tied for 2nd-3rd at Neuchâtel 1922, took 3rd at Bern 1923, shared 1st at Margate 1923 (B tournament), tied for 10-11th at Zurich 1925, took 2nd at Geneva 1926, and took 6th at Basel 1928.[3]
After World War II, he played in several friendly matches: Switzerland vs. France (1946), vs. Argentina (1950), vs. Belgium (1950), vs. West Germany (1952).[4]
He shared 3rd at Zurich Seniors 1962.[5]
References
- ^ OlimpBase :: Chess Olympiad Paris 1924: information
- ^ OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads
- ^ http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
- ^ OlimpBase :: Friendly matches
- ^ Chessmetrics Player Profile: Otto Zimmermann
External links
- Otto Zimmermann player profile at ChessGames.com
Categories:- 1892 births
- 1979 deaths
- Swiss chess players
- Chess Olympiad competitors
- European chess biography stubs
- Swiss sportspeople stubs
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