Alexander Rueb
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Alexander Rueb was a Dutch
lawyer, diplomat, and chess
official.
He was born in The Hague
. One of the founders of international chess governing body, FIDE, Rueb was elected its first president in 1924. He was succeeded by Folke Rogard
in 1949. From 1923 through 1928, he was president of the Dutch Chess Federation.
His large and well-known chess library was destroyed by bombs in 1945, but he rebuilt it after World War II
.
The collection was placed in the Amsterdam University Library after his death.
Rueb was also an important figure in the field of endgame studies, simultaneously publishing two standard works: De Schaakstudie (Gouda, 1949–1955, 5 vols.) and the five volume companion Bronnen van Schaakstudie.
In 1951 FIDE made Rueb an International Judge of Chess Compositions
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
lawyer, diplomat, and chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
official.
He was born in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
. One of the founders of international chess governing body, FIDE, Rueb was elected its first president in 1924. He was succeeded by Folke Rogard
Folke Rogard
Bror Axel Folke Per Rogard was a Swedish lawyer and chess official.He was born in Stockholm. He was Vice-President of the international chess governing body, FIDE, from 1947 to 1949 and then succeeded Alexander Rueb as President. He held the post until succeeded by Max Euwe in 1970.-External links:...
in 1949. From 1923 through 1928, he was president of the Dutch Chess Federation.
His large and well-known chess library was destroyed by bombs in 1945, but he rebuilt it after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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The collection was placed in the Amsterdam University Library after his death.
Rueb was also an important figure in the field of endgame studies, simultaneously publishing two standard works: De Schaakstudie (Gouda, 1949–1955, 5 vols.) and the five volume companion Bronnen van Schaakstudie.
In 1951 FIDE made Rueb an International Judge of Chess Compositions
International Judge of Chess Compositions
International Judge of Chess Compositions is a title award by FIDE via the Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions to individuals who have judged several chess problem or study tournaments and who are considered capable of judging such awards at the highest level.The title was...
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