Oskar Naegeli

Oskar Naegeli (25 January 1885 in Ermatingen – 16 November 1959 in Fribourg), was a Swiss chess player and dermatologist. He represented Switzerland at the Chess Olympiads in 1927, 1928, 1931 and 1935,[1] as well as at the unofficial Olympiad in 1936 at Munich.[2]

Oskar Naegeli
CountrySwitzerland
Born25 January 1885 (1885-01-25)
Ermatingen, Switzerland
Died16 November 1959 (1959-11-17) (aged 74)
Fribourg, Switzerland

Naegeli won twice Swiss Chess Championship (1910 and 1936).[3] He lost a match to Ossip Bernstein (1 : 3) in 1932,[4] and to Salo Flohr (2 : 4) in 1933.[5] He participated in the strong international tournaments at Berne 1932 and Zurich 1934, both won by Alexander Alekhine. He was the brother of Otto Naegeli and is a great-uncle of Harald Naegeli.[6]

In the field of dermatology, the Naegeli syndrome is named after him.

References
  1. Földeák, Árpád: Schach-Olympiaden, Verlag Walter ten Have, Amsterdam, 1971
  2. Richter, Kurt (Hrsg.): Schach-Olympia München 1936, Zwei Teile in einem Band, Reprint (Zürich,1997) der Ausgaben Berlin und Leipzig 1936
  3. Whyld, Ken: Chess – The Records, Guinness Books, Enfield, 1986
  4. "Short Matches of the 20th Century". TheChessLibrary.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
  5. Feenstra Kuiper, Dr.P: Hundert Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, Die bedeutendsten Schachzweikämpfe 1851–1950, Verlag Walter ten Have, Amsterdam, 1967
  6. personal message by Harald Naegeli, 03.June 2006 in Düsseldorf


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