About Leon Stolzenberg
Lived 1895 – 1974 (aged 79). Leon Stolzenberg was an American chess player.
Leon Stolzenberg (18 October 1895 – 25 October 1974) was an American chess player. Stolzenberg had been a medic in the hospital at Tarnopol in World War I. Entering the United States after the war, he became one of the leading national and international correspondence chess players. He was several times Michigan state chess champion, and won the U.S. Open Chess Championship (at that time called the Western Chess Association Tournament) in 1926 and 1928.
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Who was Leon Stolzenberg?
American chess player
When was Leon Stolzenberg born?
Leon Stolzenberg was born on 18 October 1895.
When did Leon Stolzenberg die?
Leon Stolzenberg died on 25 October 1974.
What was Leon Stolzenberg's occupation?
Leon Stolzenberg was a chess player.
What nationality was Leon Stolzenberg?
Leon Stolzenberg was American.
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