CHESS PLAYER
Edgard Colle
1897 - 1932

Edgard Colle
Edgard Colle (18 May 1897 – 19 April 1932) was a Belgian chess master. He scored excellent results in major international tournaments, including first at Amsterdam 1926, ahead of Savielly Tartakower and future world champion Max Euwe; first at Meran 1926, in a strong field ahead of Esteban Canal; and won twice outright at Scarborough in 1927, and again in 1930, ahead of Maróczy and Rubinstein. Colle's playing career was cut short by ill health. He survived three difficult operations for a gastric ulcer and died after a fourth at the age of 34 in Ghent. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edgard Colle is the 147th most popular chess player (down from 120th in 2019), the 650th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 620th in 2019) and the most popular Belgian Chess Player.
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Edgard Colle ranks 147 out of 461. Before him are Carlos Torre Repetto, Viacheslav Ragozin, Boris Kostić, Peter Romanovsky, Anna Muzychuk, and Henrique Mecking. After him are Chantal Chaudé de Silans, Boško Abramović, Hermann Pilnik, Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, Georg Marco, and Simen Agdestein.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCarlos Torre Repetto
1904 - 1978
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 141
Viacheslav Ragozin
1908 - 1962
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 142
Boris Kostić
1887 - 1963
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 143
Peter Romanovsky
1892 - 1964
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 144
Anna Muzychuk
1990 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 145
Henrique Mecking
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 146
Edgard Colle
1897 - 1932
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 147
Chantal Chaudé de Silans
1919 - 2001
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 148
Boško Abramović
1951 - 2021
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 149
Hermann Pilnik
1914 - 1981
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 150
Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander
1909 - 1974
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 151
Georg Marco
1863 - 1923
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 152
Simen Agdestein
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 153
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1897, Edgard Colle ranks 236. Before him are Martti Marttelin, Moe Howard, Nikolai Gikalo, Ville Pörhölä, Eduard Tisse, and Henri Frankfort. After him are Pixinguinha, Ossi Oswalda, Sabino Bilbao, Choʻlpon, Gregorio Fuentes, and Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer. Among people deceased in 1932, Edgard Colle ranks 115. Before him are Ioannis Chrysafis, Eduard Sievers, Charles Winckler, Väinö Siikaniemi, Pritilata Waddedar, and Charles Wallace Richmond. After him are Frantz Reichel, Kliment Boyadzhiev, Ellen Churchill Semple, René Bazin, László Lukács, and Francisco Lagos Cházaro.
Others Born in 1897
Go to all RankingsMartti Marttelin
ATHLETE
1897 - 1940
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 230
Moe Howard
ACTOR
1897 - 1975
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 231
Nikolai Gikalo
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1938
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 232
Ville Pörhölä
ATHLETE
1897 - 1964
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 233
Eduard Tisse
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1961
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 234
Henri Frankfort
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1897 - 1954
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 235
Edgard Colle
CHESS PLAYER
1897 - 1932
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 236
Pixinguinha
MUSICIAN
1897 - 1973
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 237
Ossi Oswalda
ACTOR
1897 - 1947
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 238
Sabino Bilbao
SOCCER PLAYER
1897 - 1983
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 239
Choʻlpon
WRITER
1897 - 1938
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 240
Gregorio Fuentes
PILOT
1897 - 2002
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 241
Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer
NOBLEMAN
1897 - 1972
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 242
Others Deceased in 1932
Go to all RankingsIoannis Chrysafis
WRITER
1873 - 1932
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 109
Eduard Sievers
LINGUIST
1850 - 1932
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 110
Charles Winckler
ATHLETE
1867 - 1932
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 111
Väinö Siikaniemi
ATHLETE
1887 - 1932
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 112
Pritilata Waddedar
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1932
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 113
Charles Wallace Richmond
BIOLOGIST
1868 - 1932
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 114
Edgard Colle
CHESS PLAYER
1897 - 1932
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 115
Frantz Reichel
ATHLETE
1871 - 1932
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 116
Kliment Boyadzhiev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1932
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 117
Ellen Churchill Semple
GEOGRAPHER
1863 - 1932
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 118
René Bazin
WRITER
1853 - 1932
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 119
László Lukács
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1932
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 120
Francisco Lagos Cházaro
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1932
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 121
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Edgard Colle ranks 650 out of 1,190. Before him are René Desaeyere (1947), Jan Frans Willems (1793), Jules De Bisschop (1879), Victor Mees (1927), Joël Robert (1943), and Jules de Trooz (1857). After him are Aimé Haegeman (1861), Simon Leys (1935), Paul de Smet de Naeyer (1843), Gotye (1980), Jacques Beurlet (1944), and Patrick Nève (1949).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsRené Desaeyere
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 644
Jan Frans Willems
WRITER
1793 - 1846
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 645
Jules De Bisschop
ATHLETE
1879 - 1954
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 646
Victor Mees
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2012
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 647
Joël Robert
ATHLETE
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 648
Jules de Trooz
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1907
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 649
Edgard Colle
CHESS PLAYER
1897 - 1932
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 650
Aimé Haegeman
ATHLETE
1861 - 1935
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 651
Simon Leys
WRITER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 652
Paul de Smet de Naeyer
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1913
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 653
Gotye
MUSICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 654
Jacques Beurlet
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2020
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 655
Patrick Nève
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 2017
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 656
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Belgium
Among chess players born in Belgium, Edgard Colle ranks 1. After him are George Koltanowski (1903).