Portraits: well-known old Hungarian masters

Submitted by cgs on Sun, 03/02/2008 at 11:10am.

There is a choosing of old chessmasters they made a name oneself. In front Kempelen with the chess automat, then Benyovszky was chess king and real king in the island of Madagascar. Others are well known players on the chessboard.

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by Arby - 3 years ago
Mountbatten Singapore

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This is a good collection – thank you.

by batgirl - 3 years ago
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Here is a better photo of Gyula Breyer for your collection-

Gyula Breyer

Gyula Breyer

Here is Arpad Elo

Arpad Elo

Árpád Imre Élő (1903-1992)

And Pal Benko

Pal Benko

Pál Benkő�

by cgs - 3 years ago
Veszprém Hungary

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Thank you SARAH!

by batgirl - 3 years ago
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A few of the more famous Hungarian chess players

Max Weiss - Chigorin

Hungarian-born Misha Weiss (L) playing the white pieces against Mikhail Chigorin

Steiner-Roos

Herman Steiner, the 1948 U.S. Chess Champion was born in Dunajská Streda in Slovakia which was then a part of Hungary. Here Steiner is playing Belgium-born Nanny (Nancy) Roos.

Samuel Lipschütz, William Ewert Napier and William Steinitz

Hungarian-born Samuel Lipschütz, William Ewert Napier and William Steinitz

Leopold Hoffer

Leopold Hoffer, born in Hungary, lived in London, founded the Chess Monthly

Isidor Arthur Gunsberg

Isidor Arthur Gunsberg

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