Miklós Bély (9 August 1913 – 27 September 1970), was a
Hungarian chess
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International Master
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(1956),
Chess Olympiad
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team bronze winner (
1956
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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
Smederevska Palanka
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(1956), and won 2nd place in
Reggio nell'Emilia
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(1959/60).
Miklós Bély played for Hungary in the
Chess Olympiad
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s:
* In 1956, at reserve board in the
12th Chess Olympiad in
Moscow
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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.
References
External links
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Miklós Bélychess games at 365chess.com
1913 births
1970 deaths
Chess players from Budapest
Chess International Masters
Chess Olympiad competitors
20th-century Hungarian chess players
20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
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Hungarian chess players