Alexandros Angos
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 August 1933 |
| Died | 18 December 2007 (aged 74) |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Greece United States |
Alexandros Angos (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Άγγος; 17 August 1933 – 18 December 2007) was a Greek and American chess player, Greek Chess Championship winner (1959).
Biography
[edit]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]
- In 1956, at second board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+4, =5, -6),
- In 1958, at second board in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+6, =4, -8),
- In 1960, at second board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig (+5, =11, -4).
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
[edit]- ↑ "Ατομικο Πρωταθλημα Ελλαδασ « Ελληνικη Σκακιστικη Ομοσπονδια". chessfed.gr. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ↑ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Alexandros Aggos". www.olimpbase.org. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ↑ "Endgame Artillery by Alex Angos". goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-12-10.[self-published]
External links
[edit]- Alexandros Angos player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Alexander Angos chess games at 365Chess.com
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