John Francis O'Donovan

John Francis O'Donovan (10 April 1918 – 5 November 1999), was an Irish chess player.

John Francis O'Donovan
CountryIreland
Born(1918-04-10)10 April 1918
Cobh, Ireland
Died5 November 1999(1999-11-05) (aged 81)
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Biography

At the end of 1930s, John Francis O'Donovan was one of the strongest Irish chess players. He participated mainly in local chess tournaments.[1]

John Francis O'Donovan played for Ireland in the Chess Olympiad:[2]

He remained in Argentina after the end of the Chess Olympiad due to the outbreak of World War II.

References

  1. "Players | IRLchess". Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: John Francis O'Donovan". www.olimpbase.org. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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