Georges Renaud, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georges Renaud

French chess player

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1893

Place of Birth: Nancy, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 28-Jul-1975

Profession: chess player

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Georges Renaud (8 January 1893, Nancy – 28 July 1975, Peille) was a French chess master, theoretician and organizer. He won the first French Chess Championship at Paris 1923.
He represented France in 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris 1924, and in the 1st Chess Olympiad at London 1927. He is an author of "Le problème d'échecs" (1924) – jointly with Alain Campbell White, "Les échecs" (1945) – jointly with Victor Kahn, "L'art de faire mat" (1947), "Les six candidats au championnat du monde" (1948) "La partie espagnole" (1949), "Les échecs dans la monde 1951" (1952).