György Négyesy
György Négyesy [ ˈɟørɟ ˈneːɟɛʃi ] (born May 10, 1893 - April 14, 1992 in Budapest ) was a strong Hungarian chess player .
Négyesy studied law and then worked as a judge in Budapest until his retirement in 1961. In the last years of his life he suffered from hearing and vision problems.
Close chess
Initially, Négyesy only played close-up chess in national tournaments. From 1932 to 1952 he participated six times in the finals of the Hungarian national championships. In 1932 he finished eighth with 8.5 points from 17 games and was Hungarian champion . Between 1925 and 1937 he was appointed to the national team several times. In 1926 he won the second unofficial Chess Olympiad in Budapest with the Hungarian selection .
Correspondence chess
In 1911 he started correspondence chess . He played some international matches with the Hungarian national team and took part in the Eberhardt Wilhelm Cup in 1966/70. During this time until the mid-1970s he was one of the strongest correspondence chess players in Hungary.
official
Négyesy took over organizational tasks in the Hungarian Correspondence Chess Federation. In particular, the promotion tournaments he initiated advanced Hungarian correspondence chess. From 1951 to 1985 he was responsible for correspondence chess reporting in the chess magazine Magyar Sakkélet . For this he was awarded the title of Honorary Chairman of the Hungarian Correspondence Chess Friends. In 1971 the International Correspondence Chess Federation ( ICCF) awarded him honorary membership.
swell
- Alfred Diel: names and news, report on the occasion of the death of György Négyesy in the chess report 1992/6 p. 45
Web links
- György Négyesy at the International Correspondence Chess Federation ICCF (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Négyesy, György |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1893 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 14, 1992 |
| Place of death | Budapest |