CHESS PLAYER

Harry Golombek

1911 - 1995

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Harold "Harry" Golombek OBE (1 March 1911 – 7 January 1995) was a British chess player, chess author, and wartime codebreaker. He was three times British chess champion, in 1947, 1949, and 1955 and finished second in 1948. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Harry Golombek is the 256th most popular chess player (down from 221st in 2024), the 5,995th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,422nd in 2019) and the 14th most popular British Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Harry Golombek ranks 256 out of 461. Before her are Valery Salov, Lev Psakhis, Aloyzas Kveinys, Emil Sutovsky, Andrei Sokolov, and Peter Svidler. After her are Vladimir Akopian, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Aaron Alexandre, Manuel Aaron, Leonid Yudasin, and Teimour Radjabov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Harry Golombek ranks 391. Before her are Hugh Marlowe, Kristian Henriksen, Hank Greenberg, Anthony Boucher, Fe del Mundo, and Mitch Miller. After her are Jean Muir, Amelia Boynton Robinson, Sybille Bedford, Joseph Pevney, Zubeida, and Maribel Vinson. Among people deceased in 1995, Harry Golombek ranks 320. Before her are Stuart Milner-Barry, Alan Bush, Tor Ulven, Charles L. Veach, Torfi Bryngeirsson, and Art Taylor. After her are Albert Hackett, Charlie Rich, Andrea Fortunato, Odette Hallowes, Paul Kipkoech, and James Merrill.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Harry Golombek ranks 5,997 out of 8,785. Before her are Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet (1803), Steve Toussaint (1965), Paul Emery (1916), Samuel Daniel (1562), James Corden (1978), and Joey Barton (1982). After her are Bertie Mee (1918), Kevin Whately (1951), Judy Grinham (1939), Tom Kilburn (1921), Maxim Baldry (1996), and Cleo Laine (1927).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among chess players born in United Kingdom, Harry Golombek ranks 14. Before her are Horatio Caro (1862), Amos Burn (1848), Jonathan Penrose (1933), John Owen (1827), John Nunn (1955), and Tony Miles (1955). After her are Raymond Keene (1948), Stuart Conquest (1967), Jovanka Houska (1980), and Luke McShane (1984).

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