Career
An acolyte of Siegbert Tarrasch, his sound, strategic play enabled him to defeat a number of the world"s top players, including David Bronstein, Aron Nimzowitsch and Milan Vidmar. Unfortunately, his health and tactical play were insufficiently strong to enable him to repeat these victories on a consistent basis. Winter was a widely respected author of chess books and was a nephew of J. M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan.
Winter was also a Communist.
His over-the-board and real-life characters were in stark contrast to each other. Harry Golombek described his play as "classic, scientific and sober.
Away from the board, he was revolutionary, illogically moved by his emotions (he contrived to be both a fervent communist and a staunch patriot) and, more often than not, drunk." His memoirs were serialised in CHESS magazine in the late 1950s. Due to the outbreak of World War I, he had to break and then resume his law studies.
Winter played in four Olympiads in 1930, 1931, 1933, and 1935.
