Otto Zimmermann

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Otto Zimmermann
Born(1892-09-11)11 September 1892
Died24 July 1979(1979-07-24) (aged 86)

Otto Zimmermann (11 September 1892 – 24 July 1979) was a Swiss chess master.

He won Swiss Chess Championship at Interlaken 1924, and represented Switzerland in 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris 1924, where shared 8th in the Consolation Cup. [1] He also participated in official Chess Olympiads at London 1927, Prague 1931, and Amsterdam 1954. [2]

Zimmermann had his best results in the 1920s, when he tied for 2nd-3rd at Neuchâtel 1922, took 3rd at Bern 1923, shared 1st at Margate 1923 (B tournament), tied for 10-11th at Zurich 1925, took 2nd at Geneva 1926, and took 6th at Basel 1928. [3]

After World War II, he played in several friendly matches: Switzerland vs. France (1946), vs. Argentina (1950), vs. Belgium (1950), vs. West Germany (1952). [4]

He shared 3rd at Zurich Seniors 1962. [5]

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