Olimpiu Di Luppi (né Urcan) is a historian and author. Of Italian and Turkish heritage, but born in Romania, he has been a Permanent Resident in Singapore since 2002, where he works as a consultant on advanced research in Arts and Humanities.Olimpiu G. Urcan's Official Twitter Bio He is a long-time contributor to Edward Winter's Chess Notes.
The Capablanca Project On June 26, 2021, Di Luppi announced in Chess Notes the "Capablanca Project,"Chess Note 11882 which comprises a scholarly pictorial biography, a graphic novel and a documentary.The Capablanca Project According to his project's website, "In addition to a comprehensive chronicle, the aim is to salvage, restore and preserve material related to the Cuban marvel."
Bibliography Surviving Changi: E.E. Colman - A Chess Biography, Singapore Heritage Society, 2007. Adolf Albin in America: A European Chess Master's Sojourn, 1893-1895, McFarland, 2008. Julius Finn: A Chess Master's Life In America, 1871-1931, McFarland, 2010. Arthur Kaufmann: A Chess Biography, 1872-1938, McFarland, 2012 (with Peter Michael Braunwarth). Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990, World Scientific, 2017 (with Shashi Jayakumar). W.H.K. Pollock: A Chess Biography with 523 Games, McFarland, 2017 (with John S. Hilbert). East Meets East: Inside the 2024 World Chess Championship in Singapore, World Scientific, 2025.
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McFarland Books by Olimpiu Di Luppi Olimpiu Di Luppi's Twitter webpage