Adolf Staehelin

Adolf Staehelin (also Adolf Stähelin; 5 April 1901 — 30 May 1965) was a Swiss chess player, Swiss Chess Championship winner (1927).

Adolf Staehelin
Country	Switzerland
Born	(1901-04-05)5 April 1901 Basel, Switzerland
Died	30 May 1965(1965-05-30) (aged 64) Zürich, Switzerland

Biography

In the 1920s and 1930s, Adolf Staehelin was one of the leading Swiss chess players. In 1927, he won Swiss Chess Championship. In 1932, Staehelin participated in strong International Chess Tournament in Bern (tournament won Alexander Alekhine).^[1] He was Vice President of the Zürich Chess Society.

Staehelin played for Switzerland in the Chess Olympiad:^[2]

• In 1935, at fourth board in the 6th Chess Olympiad in Warsaw (+2, =3, -11).

He played for Switzerland in the unofficial Chess Olympiad:^[3]

• In 1936, at sixth board in the 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad in Munich (+4, =5, -9).