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Leo Moser

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LEO MOSER (born Apr-11-1921, died Feb-09-1970, 48 years old) Austria (federation/nationality Canada) [what is this?] He was an Austrian-Canadian mathematician and chess player. He is best known for his polygon notation. Leo Moser won the Alberta open in 1958. Top Winnipeg, Edmonton player Alberta champion five times. He won the Bernard Freedman Trophy for highest finish by a new entrant in the Canadian Championship 1941 The following last round game won the Brilliancy Prize: Leo Moser vs. D. Abraham Yanofsky (his only loss) Canadian Championship, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1941, Round 11. A native of Vienna, Leo Moser immigrated with his parents to Canada at the age of three. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Manitoba in 1943, and a Master of Science from the University of Toronto in 1945. After two years of teaching he went to the University of North Carolina to complete a Ph.D., supervised by Alfred Brauer. There, in 1950, he began suffering recurrent heart problems. He took a position at Texas Technical College for one year, and joined the faculty of the University of Alberta in 1951, where he remained until his death at the age of 48. Wikipedia article: Leo Moser Last updated: 2022-04-05 01:15:44

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page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. L Moser vs Yanofsky 1-0 57 1941 Canadian Championship A46 Queen's Pawn Game 2. L Moser vs C Hardings 1-0 22 1963 corres CAN C37 King's Gambit Accepted

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Aug-21-08    whiteshark: Is this Austrian-born mathematician <Leo> Moser (1921–1970)? A quadratic function, ambitious, Said, “It’s not only wrong, but it vicious. It’s surely no sin To have max. and min.; To limit me so is malicious.”

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