About Friedrich Baumbach
Lived 1935 – 2025 (aged 89). Friedrich Baumbach was a German chess player, correspondence chess player and athlete.
Friedrich (Fritz) Baumbach (8 September 1935 – 24 April 2025) was a German International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster, most famous for being the eleventh ICCF World Champion from 1983 to 1989. He was also East German Champion in 1970.
Biography Baumbach tied for second place behind Mikhail Umansky in a "champion of champions" tournament, the ICCF 50 Years World Champion Jubilee. This was a special invitational correspondence tournament involving all living former ICCF World Champions.
He was a chemist by profession. He received his doctorate in 1966. From 2000 he worked as a freelance patent attorney.
Baumbach died in Berlin on 24 April 2025, at the age of 89.
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Who was Friedrich Baumbach?
German chess player
When was Friedrich Baumbach born?
Friedrich Baumbach was born on 8 September 1935 in Weimar.
When did Friedrich Baumbach die?
Friedrich Baumbach died on 24 April 2025 in Berlin.
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Friedrich Baumbach was a chess player, correspondence chess player and athlete.
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Friedrich Baumbach was German.
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