István Molnár (10 February 1933 – 29 July 2015) was a
Hungarian chess player.
Biography
In the early 1950s, István Molnár was one of the best young Hungarian chess players. In 1950, in
Budapest he received his best result in
Hungarian Chess Championship where he shared the 5th - 7th place.
István Molnár played for Hungary in the
Chess Olympiad:
* In 1952, at second reserve board in the
10th Chess Olympiad
The 10th Chess Olympiad ( fi, 10. Shakkiolympialaiset; sv, Den 10:e Schackolympiad), organized by the FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. team ...
in
Helsinki (+1, =0, -2).
István Molnár played for Hungary in the World Student Team Chess Championships:
* In 1955, at first board in the 2nd World Student Team Chess Championship in
Lyon (+2, =3, -4) and won team bronze medal,
* In 1957, at second reserve board in the 4th World Student Team Chess Championship in
Reykjavik (+5, =1, -1),
* In 1958, at first reserve board in the 5th World Student Team Chess Championship in
Varna
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*Varna, Bulgaria, a city in Bulgaria
**Varna Province
**Varna Municipality
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**Lake Varna
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*Varniai, a city in Lithuania
* Varna (Šaba ...
(+2, =2, -1).
After the 1950s, he rarely participated in chess tournaments.
References
External links
*
István Molnárchess games at 365chess.com
1933 births
2015 deaths
Hungarian chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors
20th-century chess players
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