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John OhANLON (CHESS PLAYER) WURAOLA S ADENIYI CAREER



John O Hanlon won the Irish chest championship on nine occasions during his lifetime, his very first title was obtained in 1913 which was also the first-ever champion title at the age of 37 and his last winning game happened in 1940 at the age of 64. John o Hanlon was a man interested and was also exceptionally great at many sports such as swimming and rowing. He won many competitions and trophies in swimming and rowing all over Ireland so it was very interesting that he pursued a career in chess and not in a sport he had excelled in earlier in his life.

John o Hanlon won the Tailteann Games in the years 1928 and 1932 on his second and third occasion.

John o Hanlon competed in chess all around the world, many in Europe. He competed in championships in Britain and placed 8th/9th in the Oxford championship of oxford 1910 and in 1925 came 7th/9th at the Stratford-upon-Avon. In Britain, he also came first in the Broadstairs competition of 1921, a title which he shared with Max Euwe. In the hastings international chess congress of 1921 to 1922, he came 8th place. In 1928 at the same competition at Hastings International Chess Congress, John O Hanlon tied 1st/3rd. In 1930 O hanlon came 9th place at a tournament in Nice. john o Hanlon also took part in tournaments in Paris at the chess olympiads of 1924, at warsaw in the year 1935 and Buenos Aires in the year 1939 where he competed both officially and unofficially. Just after the war, john o Hanlon won a prize at the Zaandam tournament in holland in 1946.

At the time of his passing, john o Hanlon was preparing and practising his techniques with plans to make a comeback the following july.