Bror Axel Folke Per Rogard (July 6, 1899 - 1973) was a Swedish lawyer and chess official. July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... From left, a white king, black rook and queen, white pawn, black knight, and white bishop in Staunton chess pieces. ...

He was born in Stockholm. He was Vice-President of international chess governing body, FIDE, from 1947 to 1949 and then succeeded Alexander Rueb as President. He held the post until succeeded by Max Euwe in 1970. Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... The Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national chess federations around the world. ... Alexander Rueb (December 27, 1882 - 1959) was a Dutch lawyer, diplomat, and chess official. ... Max Euwe Machgielis (Max) Euwe (last name is pronounced /ø:wə/) (May 20, 1901 – November 26, 1981) was a Dutch chess player. ...