Edmond Lancel
Edmond Emile Lancel (3 July 1888 – 15 April 1959) was a Belgian chess player.
| Edmond Lancel | |
|---|---|
| Country | Belgium |
| Born | 3 July 1888 |
| Died | 15 April 1959 (aged 70) |
Biography
After graduation Edmond Lancel was chemistry engineer. He worked as a chess journalist for the Belgian magazine La Nation belge. In 1924, in Paris Edmond Lancel played for Belgium in 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad.[1] In February 1925, he founded the chess magazine L 'Echiquier, published by Alexander Alekhine, Savielly Tartakower and other prominent chess players of that time. The magazine existed until the end of the 1930s.[2]
Edmond Lancel was known as a chess tournament organizer and referee. In 1952 he became a FIDE International Arbitr (IA). Also Edmond Lancel participated in correspondence chess tournaments. He represented Belgium at the 1st World Correspondence Chess Olympiad (1946–1949).[3]