French team at the Chess Olympiad 1933

  • Period

    1933
  • Place

    Folkestone, United Kingdom

  • Category

    Photos

Curious fact

Marcel Duchamp, the renowned French artist, was not only a master of art but also an ardent chess player. In the mid-1920s, he shifted his focus from art to chess. He participated in the French Championships and in the Chess Olympiads from 1928 to 1933, played correspondence chess, wrote articles, and even composed a problem which, in an artistic way, had no solution

French team at the 5th Chess Olympiad in Folkestone, United Kingdom: world champion Alexander Alekhine is sitting in the center, surrounded by his teammates Louis Betbeder , Victor Kahn, Marcel Duchamp (standing on the left), and André Voisin. France finished in 8th place.