George Koltanowski (also "Georges"; 17 September 1903 – 5 February 2000) was a Belgian-born American chess player, promoter, and writer. He was informally known as "Kolty". Koltanowski set the world's blindfold record on 20 September 1937, in Edinburgh, by playing 34 chess games simultaneously while blindfolded, making headline news around the world. He holds the current record with 56 games, set in 1960.
Read more about George Koltanowski: Early Life, Chess Career, Blindfold Chess, Simultaneous Blindfold Chess, Later Years, Blindfold Knight's Tour
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