Portisch, Lajos (1937)
Lajos Portisch. Picture by Eric Koch (1968 Creative Commons License).
| Alternative last name spellings: – |
| Alternative first name spellings: – |
| Alias: Hungarian Botvinnik. |
GENERAL INFO
| Description: Lajos Portisch is a chess master from Hungary. He has qualified for the World Chess Championship Candidates’ eight times. In 2004, Portisch was awarded the title of ‘Nemzet Sportolója’, the greatest national achievement of sporting achievements in Hungary. He still occasionally competes in chess tournaments. In addition, Lajos is fond of classical singing and operatic arias, with a range of tonal baritone. |
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| Sex: Male. | Occupation: Chess player. |
| Place of Birth / Death: Zalaegerszeg, Hungary. | Country Tags: Hungary. |
| Centuries: XX-XXI | Title: Grandmaster (1961). |
| World Champion: – | School: – |
| Styles: Positional | Chess Olympiads: 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000. |
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External links
- Chessbase.com: Lajos Portisch cumple 80 años: https://es.chessbase.com/post/lajos-portisch-cumple-80-2017– [19/03/2018].
- Lajos Portisch at Olimpbase.com: http://www.olimpbase.org/players/lhnzltxf.html – [19/03/2018].
- Lajos Portisch chess games at 365Chess.com: https://www.365chess.com/players/Lajos_Portisch – [19/03/2018].
- Lajos Portisch FIDE chess profile: http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=700037 – [19/03/2018].
- Lajos Portisch player profile and games at Chessgames.com: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=14568 – [19/03/2018].
- WebArchive.com: Lajos Portisch: https://web.archive.org/web/20060630173113/http://supreme-chess.com/famous-chess-players/lajos-portisch.html – [19/03/2018].
- Wikipedia the free encyclopedia: Lajos Portisch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lajos_Portisch – [19/03/2018].
Bibliography
- Averbakh, Yuri. (2012). A history of chess. From Chaturanga to the present day. Milford, USA: Russel enterprises Inc.
- Eales, Richard. (2002). Chess: The history of a game. Glasgow, Scotland: Hardinge Simpole Publishing.
- Elo, Arpad E. (2008). The rating of chess players, Past and Present. New York: Ishi Press.
- Hooper, David. Whyld, Kenneth. (1992). The Oxford companion to chess. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Murray, H. J. R. (1913). A history of chess. New York: Oxford University Press.
