Prof. Dr. Oskar Naegeli (born February 25, 1885 in Ermatingen; died November 19, 1959 in Fribourg), a dermatologist by profession, was a Swiss chess master. He represented Switzerland at the chess olympiads in 1927, 1928, 1931 and 1935,^[1] as well as at the unofficial olympiad in 1936 at Munich.^[2]

Naegeli won twice Swiss Chess Championship (1910 and 1936).^[3] He lost a match to Ossip Bernstein (1 : 3) in 1932,^[4] and to Salo Flohr (2 : 4) in 1933.^[5] He participated in the strong international tournaments at Berne 1932 and Zurich 1934, both won by Alexander Alekhine. He is a great-uncle of Harald Naegeli.^[6]

In the field of dermatology, the Naegeli syndrome is named after him.

[edit] Sources

[edit] External links

• Oskar Naegeli´s results at the chess olympiads
• Oskar Naegeli´s games

This biographical article relating to a Swiss sportsperson is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v • d • e

This biographical article related to chess is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v • d • e