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Leó Forgács (né Léo Fleischmann) (5 October 1881 in Budapest – 17 August 1930 in Berettyóújfalu, Hungary) was a Hungarian chess player.
Leo Fleischmann vs Rudolf Swiderski, Monte Carlo 1904, King's Gambit Accepted, Rice Gambit, C39, 1-0
Aron Nimzowitsch vs Leo Fleischmann, Barmen 1905, Masters B, Scotch Game, Schmidt Variation, C47, 0-1
Leó Forgács vs Savielly Tartakower, Sankt Petersburg 1909, French, C13, 1-0Richard Réti vs Leó Forgács, Budapest 1913, Ruy Lopez, Morphy Defense, Tarrasch Variation, C77, 0-1
Leó Forgács (né Léo Fleischmann) (5 October 1881 in Budapest – 17 August 1930 in Berettyóújfalu, Hungary) was a Hungarian chess player.
Biography
Fleischmann began his international career at Hanover 1902 where he won ''Haupturnier B'' in the 13th DSB Congress. In 1904, he took 6th place at the “Rice Gambit” tournament, in theMonte Carlo chess tournament The Monte Carlo chess tournament was established in 1901. There were a series of very strong tournaments held in Monte Carlo, from 1901 to 1904, and again after a long break from 1967 to 1969.
1901
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The notation and point count was as follows ( ...
. In the same year, he took 10th in Coburg (14th DSB Congress). The event was won by Curt von Bardeleben, Carl Schlechter and Rudolf Swiderski. In 1905, he won in Barmen (B-tournament). In 1905, he took 5th in Vienna. The event was won by Schlechter. In 1906, he tied for 3rd–4th in Nuremberg (15th DSB Congress, Frank Marshall won). He took 5th in the Ostend 1907 chess tournament (Masters' Tournament). The event was won by Ossip Bernstein and Akiba Rubinstein. In 1907, he won the 2nd Hungarian championship in Székesfehérvár.
After 1908, Fleischmann played as Forgács. He took 14th in the Sankt Petersburg 1909. The event was won by Emanuel Lasker and Rubinstein. In 1910, he tied for 9-10th in Hamburg (17th DSB Congress). The event was won by Schlechter. In 1911, he took 3rd in San Remo. The event was won by Hans Fahrni
Hans Fahrni (1 October 1874 in Prague – 28 May 1939 in Ostermundigen) was a Swiss chess master.
In 1902, he took 12th in Hanover ( DSB Congress, B tournament, Walter John won). In 1904, he won in Coburg (DSB-Congress, B tournament). In 190 ...
. In 1912, he took 13th in the San Sebastian chess tournament. The event was won by Rubinstein. In 1912, he took 3rd in Budapest. The event was won by Milan Vidmar. In 1913, he took 3rd in Budapest. The event was won by Rudolf Spielmann.
Notable chess games
Leo Fleischmann vs Rudolf Swiderski, Monte Carlo 1904, King's Gambit Accepted, Rice Gambit, C39, 1-0
Aron Nimzowitsch vs Leo Fleischmann, Barmen 1905, Masters B, Scotch Game, Schmidt Variation, C47, 0-1
Leó Forgács vs Savielly Tartakower, Sankt Petersburg 1909, French, C13, 1-0
References
Further reading
* '' Lasker's Chess Magazine'', March 1907 * '' Deutsche Schachzeitung'', 1921, p. 46–47 * '' Deutsche Schachzeitung'', 1930, p. 265External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Forgacs, Leo 1881 births 1930 deaths Hungarian chess players