List of International Masters (Awarded 1958)

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Lajos Portisch was the first player to take part in 20 Chess Olympiads .

The list of International Masters of 1958 lists all chess players who received the title of International Masters in 1958 from the World Chess Federation FIDE . As in previous years, the award was based on the outstanding tournament and competition results of the respective players.

In May 2018, Lajos Portisch and James Sherwin , two of the four players honored at the time, were still alive. Three of the four players later reached the grandmaster title .

Legend

The table contains the following information:

  • Name : gives the name of the player.
  • Country : The country for which the player was eligible to play in 1958.
  • Life data : states the year of birth and, if applicable, the year of death of the player.
  • GM : Indicates the year of award for players who were later promoted to grandmasters.
  • Other associations : For players who were sooner or later eligible to play for at least one other association, this indicates these associations with the periods of eligibility to play (if known).

list

Surname country Life dates GM
 other associations
István Bilek Hungary 1932-2010 1962
Lajos Portisch Hungary 1937 1961
James Sherwin United States 1933
Yevgeny Vasyukov Soviet Union 1933-2018 1961 Russia (from 1992)

See also

literature

  • Willy Iclicki: FIDE Golden book 1924–2002 , Euroadria, Slovenia, 2002