László Szabó
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Hungarian chess grandmaster
1917, Budapest, Hungary — 1998, Budapest, Hungary
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László Szabó was a Hungarian chess grandmaster of Jewish origin who was among the world's strongest players from the late 1930s into the 1960s, competing in several Candidates tournaments for the world title. He won the Hungarian championship multiple times and represented Hungary in numerous Chess Olympiads. His documented Jewish background placed him among the generation of Hungarian Jewish players who survived the war and led the country's chess.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews among the 64 strongest chess players (Warriors of the Mind, 1989)
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Hungarian chess grandmaster
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews among the 64 strongest chess players (Warriors of the Mind, 1989)
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