László Bárczay | |
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Country | Hungary |
Born | Miskolc, Hungary | 21 February 1936
Died | 7 April 2016 | (aged 80)
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Peak rating | 2485 (January 1976) |
László Bárczay (21 February 1936 – 7 April 2016) was a Hungarian chess Grandmaster. [2] [3]
In 1966 he was awarded the FIDE International Master title. [2] At the 1966 Olympiad in Havana, he scored 11/12 (ten wins and two draws) as second reserve for the bronze medal-winning Hungarian team, winning the individual gold medal for sixth board. [4] In 1967 he was awarded the Grandmaster title. [2]
Other tournament successes include:
From 1972 to 1976 he was the editor of the Magyar Sakkélet. During this time he took up correspondence chess, and was awarded the ICCF International Master title in 1973. [2] Bárczay earned the ICCF Grandmaster title in 1979 [2] after finishing equal first in the Vidmar memorial tournament between 1975 and 1979.
László Bárczay | |
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| |
Country | Hungary |
Born | Miskolc, Hungary | 21 February 1936
Died | 7 April 2016 | (aged 80)
Title |
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Peak rating | 2485 (January 1976) |
László Bárczay (21 February 1936 – 7 April 2016) was a Hungarian chess Grandmaster. [2] [3]
In 1966 he was awarded the FIDE International Master title. [2] At the 1966 Olympiad in Havana, he scored 11/12 (ten wins and two draws) as second reserve for the bronze medal-winning Hungarian team, winning the individual gold medal for sixth board. [4] In 1967 he was awarded the Grandmaster title. [2]
Other tournament successes include:
From 1972 to 1976 he was the editor of the Magyar Sakkélet. During this time he took up correspondence chess, and was awarded the ICCF International Master title in 1973. [2] Bárczay earned the ICCF Grandmaster title in 1979 [2] after finishing equal first in the Vidmar memorial tournament between 1975 and 1979.