List of International Masters (Awarded 1952)
The list of International Masters in 1952 lists all chess players who received the title of International Masters in 1952 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.
Since Robert Byrne's death in April 2013, none of the 14 honored players has been alive. Four of the 14 players later achieved the title of grandmaster (including Tigran Petrosjan, a later world champion ), and another was later awarded the title of honorary grandmaster .
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 1952.
- 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.
- HGM : Indicates the year of the award for players who were later made Honorary Grand Masters.
- 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 | HGM | other associations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olaf Barda | Norway | 1909-1971 | |||
| Robert Byrne | United States | 1928-2013 | 1964 | ||
| Martin Christoffel | Switzerland | 1922-2001 | |||
| Moshe Czerniak | Israel | 1910-1984 | Poland (until 1934) | ||
| Johannes Hendrikus Donner | Netherlands | 1927-1988 | 1959 | ||
| Larry Evans | United States | 1932-2010 | 1957 | ||
| Andrija Fuderer | Yugoslavia | 1931-2011 | 1990 | Belgium | |
| Eugênio German | Brazil | 1930-2001 | |||
| Osmo Kaila | Finland | 1916-1991 | |||
| Zdrawko Milew | Bulgaria | 1929-1984 | |||
| Kaarle Ojanen | Finland | 1918-2009 | |||
| Tigran Petrosian | Soviet Union | 1929-1984 | 1952 | ||
| Josef Porath | Israel | 1909-1996 | German Empire (until 1934) | ||
| Paul Vaitonis | Canada | 1911-1983 | Lithuania (until 1940) |
See also
literature
- Willy Iclicki: FIDE Golden book 1924–2002 , Euroadria, Slovenia, 2002, 264 pages (entire history of FIDE up to and including 2001, on the occasion of the 2002 Chess Olympiad , published with the support of FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumschinow )