István Csom
| István Csom | |
|---|---|
 István Csom (Amsterdam, 1974) | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Born | 2 June 1940 Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary |
| Died | 28 July 2021 (aged 81) |
| Title | Grandmaster (1973) |
| Peak rating | 2545 (January 1989) |
István Csom (2 June 1940 – 28 July 2021 1987.
Csom was born in Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary. He played for the Hungarian team in seven Chess Olympiads (1968–1974, 1978–1982, 1986–1988),[2] including the victorious team of 1978.
Over the course of his career, Csom defeated many top Grandmasters, including Ulf Andersson, Boris Gulko, Tony Miles, Lajos Portisch, Samuel Reshevsky, Nigel Short, former World Champion Mikhail Tal, Rafael Vaganian, and Artur Yusupov.
References
- ^ I, K. T. (28 July 2021). "Gyász: elhunyt Csom István sakkolimpiai bajnok - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: István Csom". OlimpBase. Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
External links
- Istvan Csom rating card at FIDE at the Wayback Machine (archived 2021-04-17)
- István Csom FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
- Istvan Csom player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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