John Francis O'Donovan
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John Francis O'Donovan | |
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Country | Ireland |
Born | Cobh, Ireland | 10 April 1918
Died | 5 November 1999 Buenos Aires, Argentina | (aged 81)
John Francis O'Donovan (10 April 1918 – 5 November 1999), was an Irish chess player.
Biography
At the end of 1930s, John Francis O'Donovan was one of the strongest Irish chess players. He participated mainly in local chess tournaments.[1]
John Francis O'Donovan played for Ireland in the Chess Olympiad:[2]
- In 1939, at second board in the 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+7, =4, -5).
He remained in Argentina after the end of the Chess Olympiad due to the outbreak of World War II.
References
- ^ "Players | IRLchess". Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: John Francis O'Donovan". www.olimpbase.org. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
External links
- John Francis O'Donovan player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- John Francis O’Donovan chess games at 365chess.com
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