CHESS PLAYER

George Koltanowski

1903 - 2000

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George Koltanowski (also "Georges"; 17 September 1903 – 5 February 2000) was a Belgian-born American chess player, promoter, and writer. He was informally known as "Kolty". Koltanowski set the world's blindfold record on 20 September 1937, in Edinburgh, by playing 34 chess games simultaneously while blindfolded, making headline news around the world. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Koltanowski has received more than 65,550 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). George Koltanowski is the 159th most popular chess player (down from 156th in 2019), the 696th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 627th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Chess Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 66k

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  • 46.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, George Koltanowski ranks 159 out of 461. Before him are Vladimir Bagirov, Genrikh Kasparyan, Lajos Asztalos, Lubomir Kavalek, Tatiana Zatulovskaya, and Johann Berger. After him are Hermann Pilnik, Zoltán Ribli, Eduard Gufeld, Clarice Benini, Ratmir Kholmov, and Vassily Ivanchuk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, George Koltanowski ranks 279. Before him are Guillermo Saavedra, Juan Jover, Hans Christian Branner, Vernon Duke, Bernard Leene, and Afanasy Beloborodov. After him are Lola Álvarez Bravo, Alan Napier, Armand Blanchonnet, Diógenes Lara, Lajos Maszlay, and Hermann Volk. Among people deceased in 2000, George Koltanowski ranks 254. Before him are Edward Craven Walker, Enric Miralles, Julius J. Epstein, Brandãozinho, Erich Borchmeyer, and Vladimir Bagirov. After him are Gwen Verdon, Big Pun, Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza, Masao Harada, Lewis Wilson, and Joann Lõssov.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, George Koltanowski ranks 696 out of 1,190. Before him are Michy Batshuayi (1993), Ann Christy (1945), Alfons Van Brandt (1927), Hadise (1985), Henri De Deken (1907), and Theo Custers (1950). After him are Michel Renquin (1955), Félix Welkenhuysen (1908), Jacques Swaters (1926), Willy Planckaert (1944), Gunter Pauli (1956), and Jan van Beers (1821).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Belgium

Among chess players born in Belgium, George Koltanowski ranks 2. Before him are Edgard Colle (1897).

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