Andrija Fuderer

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Andrija Fuderer (born May 13, 1931 in Subotica ; † October 2, 2011 in Palamós ) was a Yugoslav chess player who was later eligible to play for Belgium .

Life

Andrija Fuderer, born in Subotica in 1931, played for the Yugoslav team at the Chess Olympiads in 1952 , 1954 and 1958 and at the 1957 European Team Championship in Baden . In 1951 he was shared second with Borislav Milic behind O'Kelly de Galway in Dortmund . In 1953 he reached the shared 1st place in the Yugoslav Championship. He qualified for the interzonal tournament in Gothenburg in 1955, where he finished 14/15. Space. In the competition between Yugoslavia and USSR in 1959, he won against Bronstein 3-1. The chess federation FIDE awarded him the title of International Master in 1952  , and in 1990 the title of Honorary Grand Master .

After the failure in Gothenburg, he largely withdrew from chess and focused on his professional career as a chemist.

Fuderer was considered a talented attacking player. He achieved his best historical Elo rating of 2674 in January 1955, placing him in 19th place in the subsequently calculated world rankings.

Tournament successes

  • Bled 1950: 4th place
  • Yugoslav Championship 1951: 2nd / 3rd space
  • Dortmund 1951: 2nd / 3rd space
  • Belgrade 1952: 2nd / 3rd space
  • Yugoslav Championship 1952: 2nd / 3rd space
  • Opatija 1953: 2nd place
  • Yugoslav Championship 1953: 1st – 3rd space
  • Zone tournament Munich 1954: 4th place
  • Hastings 1954/55: 3rd – 5th space

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Week in Chess , October 11, 2011
  2. ↑ Andrija Fuderer's results at the Chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
  3. ↑ Andrija Fuderer's results at European Team Championships on olimpbase.org (English)
  4. ^ The 1951 international tournament in Dortmund on TeleSchach (cross table and games)
  5. ^ Willy Iclicki: FIDE Golden book 1924-2002 . Euroadria, Slovenia, 2002, p. 88.
  6. ↑ Chessmetrics Player Profile , accessed October 12, 2011.

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SURNAME Fuderer, Andrija
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Yugoslav chess master
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Subotica
DATE OF DEATH October 2, 2011
Place of death Palamós