Olimpiu G. Urcan
Olimpiu G. Urcan (born 1977, Romania)[1] is a Singapore-based chess historian, author and journalist. A medievalist scholar, he contributes history-related articles to world's top chess magazines (New In Chess, CHESS, and Chess Life) and has authored several biographies of forgotten chess masters. His research is largely focused on American chess history. In particular, he focused on little-remembered chess experts with a special focus on immigrants.
A three-time winner of the Chess Journalists of America (CJA) Best Historical Article - Award, Urcan runs a monthly chess history column at the ChessCafe.com website.[2]
He often contributes smaller items of historical interest to Edward Winter's Chess Notes. He lives in Singapore as an expatriate.
Books
- Surviving Changi: E.E. Colman - A Chess Biography, Singapore Heritage Society, 2007. ISBN 978-981-05-7922-7
- Adolf Albin in America: A European Chess Master's Sojourn, 1893-1895, McFarland, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7864-3010-9
- Julius Finn: A Chess Master's Life In America, 1871-1931, McFarland, 2010. ISBN 978-0-7864-4283-6
- Arthur Kaufmann: A Chess Biography, 1872-1938, McFarland, 2012. ISBN 978-0-7864-6145-5
References
- ↑ "Captain Vladimir Sournin A Russian Chess Player's Exploits in America by Olimpiu G. Urcan". CorrespondenceChess.com. 2006-09-01. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ↑ "Past Pieces". ChessCafe.com. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
Unpublished Works
- W. H. K. Pollock A Chess Biography, 1859-1896 (with John Hilbert) (unpublished MS.)
External links
- Olimpiu G. Urcan - Products - New In Chess
- McFarland Chess Books by Olimpiu G. Urcan
- Chess: A Singapore Chess Column - by Olimpiu G. Urcan & Other Epistolarians