Miklós Bély (9 August 1913 – 27 September 1970), was a Hungarian

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(1956),

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team bronze winner (

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Biography

Miklós Bély was a medical doctor. In the 1950s he was one of Hungary's leading chess players. Miklós Bély participated in

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where best result reached in 1954, when he shared 3rd-4th place, and in 1955, when he ranked 5th. Miklós Bély was laureate of many international chess tournaments, including shared 1st-2nd place in

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(1956), and won 2nd place in

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(1959/60). Miklós Bély played for Hungary in the

s: * In 1956, at reserve board in the

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(+4, =5, -2) and won team bronze medal. In 1956, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. Miklós Bély passed away after a stress induced heart attack during a chess game.

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Miklós Bély
chess games at 365chess.com 1913 births 1970 deaths Sportspeople from Budapest Hungarian chess players Chess International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players {{Hungary-bio-stub