About Voldemārs Mežgailis
Lived 1912 – 1998 (aged 86). Voldemārs Mežgailis was a Latvian and Russian chess player.
Voldemārs Mežgailis (also Voldemar Mezgailis or Mezhgailis; born 22 April 1912, Viļķene parish, Russian Empire – died 1 June 1998 in Riga) was a Latvian chess master.
In 1934, he took 8th Latvian Chess Championship in Riga (Fricis Apšenieks and Vladimirs Petrovs won). He twice represented Latvia in Chess Olympiads: in the 3rd unofficial Olympiad at Munich 1936 (at sixth board, +4 –5 =1), and in the 7th Olympiad at Stockholm 1937 (at third board, +2 –6 =7).
At the end of World War II, he won the Latvian Chess Championship in June 1944, and won it again in 1950.
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Who was Voldemārs Mežgailis?
Latvian chess player (1912-1998)
When was Voldemārs Mežgailis born?
Voldemārs Mežgailis was born on 22 April 1912 in Riga.
When did Voldemārs Mežgailis die?
Voldemārs Mežgailis died on 1 June 1998 in Riga.
What was Voldemārs Mežgailis's occupation?
Voldemārs Mežgailis was a chess player.
What nationality was Voldemārs Mežgailis?
Voldemārs Mežgailis was Latvian and Russian.
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