About Max Blau
Lived 1918 – 1984 (aged 65). Max Blau was a Swiss chess player.
Max Blau (19 December 1918, Munich – 1984, Bern) was a Swiss chess master.
He won the Swiss Chess Championship four times (1953, 1955, 1956, and 1967), and was awarded the International Master title in 1953.
Blau represented Switzerland in Chess Olympiads (seven times, from 1954 to 1968), in Clare Benedict Chess Cup (fourteen times, from 1953 to 1972, and won three individual and one team gold medals), and in friendly matches against France (1946, 1965), Yugoslavia (1949, 1950), West Germany (1951, 1952), Spain (1953, 1954), Austria (1953, 1955), and Italy (1951, 1952, 1958, 1969).
In tournaments, he tied for 7–8th at Hilversum 1947 (zonal), won at Lucerne 1949/50, took 4th at Zurich 1952, tied for 15–16th at Zurich 1959, and won at Birseck 1961.
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Who was Max Blau?
Swiss chess player (1918-1984)
When was Max Blau born?
Max Blau was born on 19 December 1918 in Munich.
When did Max Blau die?
Max Blau died on 25 August 1984 in Bern.
What was Max Blau's occupation?
Max Blau was a chess player.
What nationality was Max Blau?
Max Blau was Swiss.
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