Gyula Sax
Gyula Sax | |
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Country | Hungary |
Born | Budapest, Hungary | 18 June 1951
Died | 25 January 2014 | (aged 62)
Title | Grandmaster (1974) |
Peak rating | 2610 (January 1988) |
Gyula Sax (18 June 1951 – 25 January 2014)
In 1972 he won the
He placed first at Rovinj-Zagreb 1975, Vinkovci 1976, Las Palmas Invitation (together with Vladimir Tukmakov) 1978, IBM international chess tournament 1979 (together with Vlastimil Hort), and Wijk aan Zee 1989 (shared in a four-way tie). He won the 1978 Canadian Open Chess Championship and the strong Lugano Open in 1984.
Gyula Sax participated twice in a row in the
Judit Polgár paid tribute to him shortly after his death:
Gyula Sax was one of the greatest chess players of Hungary. He was the first GM who treated me as a fellow chess player when I was only 9 years old. He was ready to analyze positions with me, and shared ideas and by doing so he gave me a lot of self-confidence. Later I met him in many different occasions, we played against each other, and played in the national team together. He was also an Olympic gold medalist and a fantastically energetic attacking player![2]
Notable chess games
- Vasily Smyslov vs Gyula Sax, Tilburg 1979, King's Indian, Fianchetto Variation (A49), 0-1 A close and symmetrical endgame won by Sax against an endgame master and former world champion Smyslov.
References
- ^ "Elhunyt Sax Gyula" (in Hungarian). chess.hu. 2014-01-28. Archived from the original on 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ^ Judit Polgar Official Facebook page
External links
- Gyula Sax player profile and games at Chessgames.com