Harry Golombek

Harry Golombek
CountryEngland
Born(1911-03-01)1 March 1911
Lambeth, London, England
Died7 January 1995(1995-01-07) (aged 83)
Lambeth, London, England
TitleInternational Master (1950)
Grandmaster (1985, honorary)

Harry Golombek OBE (1 March 1911 – 7 January 1995) was a British chess player, chess author, and wartime codebreaker.[1][2] He was three times British chess champion, in 1947, 1949, and 1955 and finished second in 1948.

  1. ^ Hartston, William (10 January 1995). "Obituary: Harry Golombek". The Independent. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. ^ Upton, John (7 January 2021). "Remembering GM Harry Golombek OBE (01-III-1911 07-I-1995)". British Chess News. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

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