Leó Forgács
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| Leó Forgács |
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 Hungary
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| Born | October 5, 1881 Budapest , Austria-Hungary |
| Died | August 17, 1930 Berettyóújfalu |
| Best Elo rating | 2681 (April 1908) ( historical rating ) |
Leó Forgács (also Leo Fleischmann; born October 5, 1881 in Budapest , † August 17, 1930 in Berettyóújfalu ) was a Hungarian chess player .
Leó Forgács won the Hungarian chess championship in 1907. Between 1904 in Coburg and 1913 he took part in numerous international tournaments, such as in 1910 in Hamburg at the 17th DSB Congress. In Germany he played under the name Leo Fleischmann. He emigrated and later called himself Leo Forgács. Then he retired from tournament chess.
Tournament successes
- Barmen-B 1905: 1st place
- Nuremberg 1906: 3rd / 4th space
- Ostend 1907: 5th place
- San Remo 1911: 3rd place
- Budapest 1913: 3rd place
Web links
- Replayable chess games by Leó Forgács on chessgames.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The international tournament Coburg 1904 (14th DSB Congress) on TeleSchach (cross table and all games)
- ↑ The International Tournament Hamburg 1910 (17th DSB Congress) on TeleSchach (cross table and all games)
- ^ The international tournament Nuremberg 1906 (15th DSB Congress) on TeleSchach (cross table and all games)
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| SURNAME | Forgács, Leó |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fleischmann, Leo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian chess master |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th August 1930 |
| Place of death | Berettyóújfalu |