List of all-rounders in games of skill
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Games of skill include chess, checkers (or draughts), go, bridge and backgammon. Few players excel in more than one of these games. Below table lists all-rounders in games of skill: those people who have reached world-class performance in more than one game.
Name | Chess | Draughts | Backgammon | Bridge | Poker |
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Mads Andersen | ---- | ---- | World Champion 2002 | ---- | Winner European Poker Tour Scandinavian Open 2006 |
John R. Crawford | ---- | ---- | International Tournament Champion 1965 | World Champion 1950, 1951, 1953 | ---- |
Pierre Ghestem | ---- | World Champion 1947 | ---- | World Champion 1956 | ---- |
Oswald Jacoby | ---- | ---- | World Champion 1972 | World Champion 1935 | ---- |
Kit Woolsey | ---- | ---- | 2nd at the World Cup 1996 | 2nd World Championship 1989 | ---- |
Billy Eisenberg | ---- | ---- | World Champion 1974 | World Champion 1975 | ---- |