About László Bárczay
Lived 1936 – 2016 (aged 80). László Bárczay was a Hungarian chess player.
László Bárczay (21 February 1936 – 7 April 2016) was a Hungarian chess Grandmaster.
Biography In 1966 he was awarded the FIDE International Master title. In 1967 he was awarded the Grandmaster title.
Other tournament successes include: Asztalos Memorial in Salgótarján, 1967 – 1st= Zonal Tournament in Vrnjačka Banja, 1967 – 3rd Sarajevo, 1968 – 1st= Polanica-Zdrój, 1969 – 1st Bari, 1970 – 2nd Lublin, 1975 – 2nd Astor, 1982 – 1st
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. Bárczay earned the ICCF Grandmaster title in 1979 after finishing equal first in the Vidmar memorial tournament between 1975 and 1979.
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Who was László Bárczay?
Hungarian chess player (1936–2016)
When was László Bárczay born?
László Bárczay was born on 21 February 1936 in Miskolc.
When did László Bárczay die?
László Bárczay died on 7 April 2016 in Miskolc.
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László Bárczay was a chess player.
What nationality was László Bárczay?
László Bárczay was Hungarian.
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