Julius Leigh Jacobsen

Julius Leigh Jacobsen
CountryAustralia
Born28 May 1862 (1862-05-28)
Hull, England
Died1 June 1916(1916-06-01) (aged 54)
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
TitleAustralian Chess Champion (1897)

Julius Leigh Jacobsen (28 May 1862 – 1 June 1916) was an English-born, Australian chess player who won the Australian Chess Championship in 1897 and the New South Wales Championship in 1901. He was also the tutor of William Samuel Viner, who later became the Australian Chess Champion himself.

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