Alexander Rueb
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Alexander Rueb
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Alexander Rueb was a Dutch lawyer, diplomat, and chess official. He was born in The Hague. One of the founders of international chess governing body, FIDE, Rueb was elected its first president in 1924. He was succeeded by Folke Rogard in 1949. From 1923 through 1928, he was president of the Royal Dutch Chess Federation.
His large and well-known chess library was destroyed by bombs in 1945, but he rebuilt it after World War II.
The collection was placed in the Amsterdam University Library after h
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Dutch lawyer, diplomat, and chess official
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