About Zoltán Kovács
Born 1930. Zoltán Kovács is an Austrian and Hungarian chess player.
Zoltan Kovács (born 21 February 1930) is a Hungarian chess player. He was Chess Olympiad individual medalist.
Biography In 1960, in San Francisco, Kovács won International Chess Open Tournament California Open and California state chess championship.
Zoltan Kovács played for Austria in the Chess Olympiad: In 1954, at first reserve board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+7, =4, -2) and won individual bronze medal.
Zoltan Kovács played for Hungary in the World Student Team Chess Championship: In 1965, at first reserve board in the 12th World Student Team Chess Championship in Sinaia (+2, =2, -3).
From 2000 he rarely participated in chess tournaments.
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Who is Zoltán Kovács?
Hungarian chess player
When was Zoltán Kovács born?
Zoltán Kovács was born on 21 February 1930 in Debrecen.
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Zoltán Kovács is a chess player.
What nationality is Zoltán Kovács?
Zoltán Kovács is Austrian and Hungarian.
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· DBpedia: Zoltan Kovács (chess player)
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