Oskar Naegeli
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Prof. Dr. Oskar Naegeli was a Swiss dermatologist and chess
master. He represented Switzerland at the Chess Olympiad
s in 1927, 1928, 1931 and 1935, as well as at the unofficial Olympiad in 1936 at Munich
.
Naegeli won twice Swiss Chess Championship
(1910 and 1936). He lost a match to Ossip Bernstein
(1 : 3) in 1932, and to Salo Flohr
(2 : 4) in 1933.
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
.
In the field of dermatology, the Naegeli syndrome is named after him.
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...
master. He represented Switzerland at the Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
s in 1927, 1928, 1931 and 1935, as well as at the unofficial Olympiad in 1936 at Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
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Naegeli won twice Swiss Chess Championship
Swiss Chess Championship
The Swiss Chess Championship is held annually during two weeks of July. It is organised by the Swiss Chess Federation , which has been a member of the overall governing body, Swiss Olympic, since 2000...
(1910 and 1936). He lost a match to Ossip Bernstein
Ossip Bernstein
Ossip Samoilovich Bernstein was a Russian chess grandmaster and a financial lawyer.-Biography:...
(1 : 3) in 1932, and to Salo Flohr
Salo Flohr
Salomon Mikhailovich Flohr was a leading Czech and later Soviet chess grandmaster of the mid-20th century, who became a national hero in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s. His name was used to sell many of the luxury products of the time, including Salo Flohr cigarettes, slippers and eau-de-cologne...
(2 : 4) in 1933.
He participated in the strong international tournaments at Berne 1932 and Zurich 1934, both won by Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
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He was the brother of Otto Naegeli
Otto Naegeli
Prof. Dr. Otto Naegeli , was a Swiss hematologist. He was the brother of Oskar Naegeli.He is best known for refining the classification of leukemia by dividing them into myelogenous and lymphocytic classes...
and is a great-uncle of Harald Naegeli
Harald Naegeli
Harald Naegeli is a Swiss artist best known as the "Sprayer of Zurich" after the graffiti he sprayed in the late 1970s onto walls and buildings in Zürich, Switzerland.- The "Sprayer of Zürich" :...
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In the field of dermatology, the Naegeli syndrome is named after him.