John Francis O'Donovan
CountryIreland
Born(1918-04-10)10 April 1918
Cobh, Ireland
Died5 November 1999(1999-11-05) (aged 81)
Buenos Aires, Argentina

John Francis O'Donovan (10 April 1918 – 5 November 1999), was an Irish chess player.

Biography

At the end of 1930s, John Francis O'Donovan was one of the strongest Irish chess players. He participated mainly in local chess tournaments.[1]

John Francis O'Donovan played for Ireland in the Chess Olympiad:[2]

He remained in Argentina after the end of the Chess Olympiad due to the outbreak of World War II.

References

  1. "Players | IRLchess". Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: John Francis O'Donovan". www.olimpbase.org. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.


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