George Page (chess player)

George Page ISO (27 October 1890 – 26 June 1953) was a Scottish chess player, Scottish Chess Championship winner (1925).

George Page
Country	United Kingdom
Born	(1890-10-27)27 October 1890 Glasgow, Scotland
Died	26 June 1953(1953-06-26) (aged 62) Edinburgh, Scotland

Biography

George Page was one of the strongest chess players in Scotland in the 1920-1930s. He was champion of the Edinburgh Chess Club and the Civil Service Chess Club (Edinburgh) many times, including the consecutive years 1933-1941. He was also with Edinburgh Chess Club that won the Richardson Cup from 1920 to 1924. He won the Scottish Chess Championship in 1925.^[1] From 1925 onwards, George Page would help the Civil Service Chess Club in their matches, and he was a member of their team that won the Richardson Cup in 1939.

George Page played for Scotland in the Chess Olympiads:^[2]

• In 1933, at second board in the 5th Chess Olympiad in Folkestone (+1, =1, -12),
• In 1937, at third board in the 7th Chess Olympiad in Stockholm (+1, =2, -9).

George Page edited a chess column in the Weekly Scotsman from 1926 to 1939. In 1952, he was made a Companion of the Imperial Service Order, an award given to retiring staff of the Civil Service who had given long and meritorious service.^[3]