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James Creevey (chess player)

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James Creevey
CountryIreland
Born(1873-09-16)16 September 1873
DiedFebruary 1967

James C. Creevey (16 September 1873 – February 1967), was an Irish chess player, two-times Irish Chess Championship winner (1933, 1934).

Biography

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From the mid-1920s to the end of 1930s James Creevey was one of the strongest Irish chess players. He eight times participated in Irish Chess Championships (1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938) and two times won this tournament (1933, 1934).[1]

James Creevey played for Ireland in the Chess Olympiad:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Irish championship players (by number of championships) | IRLchess".
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: James Creevey". www.olimpbase.org.
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