About Ľudovít Lačný
Lived 1926 – 2019 (aged 93). Ľudovít Lačný was a Slovak chess composer and chess player.
Ľudovít Lačný (December 8, 1926 – December 25, 2019 ) was a Slovak chess problem composer and judge.
Lačný was born in Banská Štiavnica and studied mathematics, working as a teacher, and as a computer programmer.
In 1956 Lačný was appointed an International Judge of Chess Compositions and in 2005 was awarded the International Master for Chess Composition title. He is best known as the eponym of the Lacny cycle, according to the theme invented by him in 1949.
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Who was Ľudovít Lačný?
Slovak chess player (1926-2019)
When was Ľudovít Lačný born?
Ľudovít Lačný was born on 8 December 1926 in Banská Štiavnica.
When did Ľudovít Lačný die?
Ľudovít Lačný died on 25 December 2019.
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Ľudovít Lačný was a chess composer and chess player.
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Ľudovít Lačný was Slovak.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ľudovít Lačný. https://biography.guide/ludovit-lacny/
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