Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Kola Kwariani (Georgian: კოლა (კოლია) ქვარიანი) (January 16, 1903 – February 1980), known as "Nicholas Kwariani" or "Nick the Wrestler", was a Georgian by origin professional wrestler and chess player. Kwariani was born to Nestor and Caserines (née Kesaria) Kwariani on January 16, 1903 (Kutaisi, Georgia, Tsarist Russia) and died in February 1980 (New York, NY: USA)."Kwariani had been a Greco-Roman champion in Europe before the war and a “professional” wrestler in the United States afterward." He spoke eight languages, and was the only chess playing professional wrestler in the United States according to Chess Review magazine.Kola Kwariani participated in many wrestling fights himself, however the most famous was with "Mr. America" Gene Stanlee This match between Kwariani and Gene Stanlee was featured as one of the top-10 matches of the wrestling Golden Era in America.He had a role in Stanley Kubrick's 1956 film The Killing, in the role of a chess-playing wrestler named Maurice Oboukhoff, who is hired to start a fight and so create a diversion during a heist.The picture of Kwariani, Kubrick, and Sterling Hayden appeared on cover of Chess Review magazine in March 1956.In 1950-60, Kwariani was an active member of the Chess and Checker Club in New York City, also known as "The Flea House". In 1959-60, Kola Kwariani coached professional wrestler Antonino Rocca. In 1959-62, Kwariani closely worked with another professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino. In February 1980, while entering the Chess and Checker Club, Kwariani was seriously injured after being assaulted by a group of teenagers. The incident was later described by fellow chess player and publisher Samuel Sloan:. }
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- Kola_Kwariani abstract "Kola Kwariani (Georgian: კოლა (კოლია) ქვარიანი) (January 16, 1903 – February 1980), known as "Nicholas Kwariani" or "Nick the Wrestler", was a Georgian by origin professional wrestler and chess player. Kwariani was born to Nestor and Caserines (née Kesaria) Kwariani on January 16, 1903 (Kutaisi, Georgia, Tsarist Russia) and died in February 1980 (New York, NY: USA)."Kwariani had been a Greco-Roman champion in Europe before the war and a “professional” wrestler in the United States afterward." He spoke eight languages, and was the only chess playing professional wrestler in the United States according to Chess Review magazine.Kola Kwariani participated in many wrestling fights himself, however the most famous was with "Mr. America" Gene Stanlee This match between Kwariani and Gene Stanlee was featured as one of the top-10 matches of the wrestling Golden Era in America.He had a role in Stanley Kubrick's 1956 film The Killing, in the role of a chess-playing wrestler named Maurice Oboukhoff, who is hired to start a fight and so create a diversion during a heist.The picture of Kwariani, Kubrick, and Sterling Hayden appeared on cover of Chess Review magazine in March 1956.In 1950-60, Kwariani was an active member of the Chess and Checker Club in New York City, also known as "The Flea House". In 1959-60, Kola Kwariani coached professional wrestler Antonino Rocca. In 1959-62, Kwariani closely worked with another professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino. In February 1980, while entering the Chess and Checker Club, Kwariani was seriously injured after being assaulted by a group of teenagers. The incident was later described by fellow chess player and publisher Samuel Sloan:".