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4 unusual facts about Lajos Portisch


23rd Chess Olympiad

Hungary, led by Lajos Portisch, caused quite an upset by taking the gold medals by a full point.

András Adorján

Compatriots Lajos Portisch, Ribli and Gyula Sax were also at the peak of their playing strength during this period.

Egon Varnusz

Die ausgewählten Partien von Lajos Portisch, by Egon Varnusz, Harri Deutsch 1990, ISBN 963-13-3707-3, in German.

Richárd Rapport

He came in second on the tournament behind his trainer Alexander Beliavsky, and tied with Lajos Portisch (one of the strongest non-Soviet players in the second half of the 20th century).


István Csom

Over the course of his career, Csom defeated many top Grandmasters, including Ulf Andersson, Boris Gulko, Tony Miles, Lajos Portisch, Samuel Reshevsky, Nigel Short, former World Champion Mikhail Tal, Rafael Vaganian, and Arthur Yussupov.


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