Chess legend George Koltanowski: An archive deep dive of record-breaking chess champion and Chronicle columnist
When Kolty played blindfolded and against Bogart
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Chess master George Koltanowski had a chess puzzle in The Chronicle for many years. Here he plays several opponents blindfolded in December 1948.Duke Downey / The Chronicle 1948Show MoreShow Less
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George Koltanowksi, The Chronicle’s chess columnist, amazes the chess world and general public with his blindfold chess skills in 1951.The Chronicle 1951Show MoreShow Less
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Chronicle chess columnist George Koltanowski played 95 inmates at San Quentin State Prison in February 1957.Art Frisch / The Chronicle 1957Show MoreShow Less