About: Walter Muir

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Walter G. Muir (1905 – December 29, 1999) was a correspondence chess player and former secretary of the ICCF U.S.A. Walter Muir was also a philanthropist and benefactor, and former president of the Roanoke Valley Chess Club. The annual Walter Muir Chess Tournament is held in his honor.

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  • Walter G. Muir (1905 – December 29, 1999) was a correspondence chess player and former secretary of the ICCF U.S.A. Walter Muir was also a philanthropist and benefactor, and former president of the Roanoke Valley Chess Club. The annual Walter Muir Chess Tournament is held in his honor. Both of Walter Muir's parents were Canadian citizens. He was married to Dorothy Saunders Muir for 65 years. He surveyed the right-of-way between Albany, New York and New York City for the between 1931-1932. Walter Muir was a resident of Salem, Virginia and Roanoke, Virginia for many years. He had also been an employee with General Electric for 46 years. He was known for wearing a white dinner jacket and bow tie during tournaments, and was very fond of the Evans Gambit with white. (en)
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  • Walter G. Muir (1905 – December 29, 1999) was a correspondence chess player and former secretary of the ICCF U.S.A. Walter Muir was also a philanthropist and benefactor, and former president of the Roanoke Valley Chess Club. The annual Walter Muir Chess Tournament is held in his honor. (en)
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