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demonstrated.

Biography

Born in Hungary, he left for Austria 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

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

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in Munich (+6 –5 =8); * In 1962, at second board in 15th Chess Olympiad 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 in Lugano (+5 –2 =5); * In 1970, at first board in

19th Chess Olympiad The 19th Chess Olympiad (), comprising an open team tournament as well as the annual Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE congress, took place between September 5–27, 1970, in Siegen, West Germany. The Soviet team with six Grandmaster ...

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

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

22nd Chess Olympiad The 22nd Chess Olympiad (, ''Olimpiada ha-shachmat ha-22''), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE, took place between October 26 and November 10, 1976, in Haifa, Israel. For the first time, the event comprised both an openAl ...

in Haifa (+5 –4 =1); * In 1988, at second reserve board in

28th Chess Olympiad The 28th Chess Olympiad (, ''I 28i Skakistikí Olympiáda''), 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. and a women's tournament, as well ...

in Thessaloniki (+2 –2 =3). He won two individual gold medals, at Moscow 1956 and at Nice 1974, and was awarded the

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(IM) title in 1956. In February 2024, he was awarded by FIDE the title of Honorary Grandmaster. He was then the oldest living grandmaster. Dückstein died on 28 August 2024, at the age of 97. After his death,

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became the oldest living grandmaster.https://www.chess.com/news/view/andreas-duckstein-1927-2024

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duckstein, Andreas 1927 births 2024 deaths Hungarian Jews Chess International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors Austrian Jews Hungarian chess players Austrian chess players Jewish chess players Chess players from Budapest Hungarian emigrants to Austria Chess Grandmasters