Andreas Dückstein (born 2 August 1927, in

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) is an

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master. He was awarded the title of International Master by FIDE in 1956. In his prime, Dückstein was regarded as a dangerous attacker. as a win against World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik demonstrated. Born in

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, he left for

at the age of 22. Dückstein was thrice Austrian Champion (1954, 1956, 1977). He tied for 11–13th at

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1955 (

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won), took 14th at Wageningen 1957 (zonal, László Szabó won), took 5th at Hastings 1958/59 (

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won), shared 2nd at Berg en Dal (zonal,

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won), tied for 4–6th at Vienna 1961 (

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won), took 3rd at Amsterdam 1964 (IBM,

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won), took 4th at Palma de Mallorca 1965. He played for Austria in several

Chess Olympiad The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in 2020 an ...

s: * In 1956, at second board in 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+11 –2 =4); * In 1958, at first board in 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+6 –5 =8); * In 1962, at second board in

15th Chess Olympiad The 15th Chess Olympiad ( bg, 15-ата Шахматна олимпиада, ''15-ata Shahmatna olimpiada''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and fe ...

in Varna (+2 –6 =2); * In 1964, at first board in 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv (+8 –5 =3); * In 1968, at first board in

18th Chess Olympiad The 18th Chess Olympiad ( it, Le 18º Olimpiadi degli scacchi), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female ...

in Lugano (+5 –2 =5); * In 1970, at first board in

19th Chess Olympiad The 19th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 19. Schacholympiade), comprising an open team tournament as well as the annual FIDE congress, took place between September 5–27, 1970, in Siegen, West Germany. The Soviet team with six Grandmasters, led by ...

in Siegen (+4 –2 =6); * In 1974, at second board in

21st Chess Olympiad The 21st Chess Olympiad (french: La 21e Olympiade d'échecs), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. team tournament, as well as seve ...

in Nice (+8 –0 =4); * In 1976, at second board in

22nd Chess Olympiad The 22nd Chess Olympiad ( he, אולימפיאדת השחמט ה-22, ''Olimpiada ha-shachmat ha-22''), organized by FIDE, took place between October 26 and November 10, 1976, in Haifa, Israel. For the first time, the event comprised both an openA ...

in Haifa (+5 –4 =1); * In 1988, at second reserve board in 28th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+2 –2 =3). He won two individual gold medals, at Moscow 1956 and at Nice 1974,the encyclopaedia of team chess
OlimpBase (1 April 2013). Retrieved on 29 November 2013. and was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1956.

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