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Alexandros Angos

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Alexandros Angos
CountryGreece
United States
Born(1933-08-17)17 August 1933
Died18 December 2007(2007-12-18) (aged 74)

Alexandros Angos (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Άγγος; 17 August 1933 – 18 December 2007) was a Greek and American chess player, Greek Chess Championship winner (1959).

Biography

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From the mid-1950s to the begin of 1960s Alexandros Angos was one of Greek leading chess players. In 1959 he won Greek Chess Championship.[1]

Alexandros Angos played for Greece in the Chess Olympiads:[2]

Later Alexandros Angos emigrated to the USA. He lived in Milwaukee for many years.

In 1982, Thinkers' Press published a his book about heavy-figure chess endings called "Endgame Artillery".[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ατομικο Πρωταθλημα Ελλαδασ « Ελληνικη Σκακιστικη Ομοσπονδια". chessfed.gr. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Alexandros Aggos". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ^ "Endgame Artillery by Alex Angos". goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-12-10.[self-published]
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