Péter Dely (5 July 1934,

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– 29 December 2012) was a Hungarian chess

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and 1969 Hungarian Chess Champion.

Biography

Dely was born in Sárospatak in 1934, became

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in 1962 and Honorary Grandmaster in 1999. He was one of the strongest Hungarian players in the 1960s and 1970s and won the Hungarian National Championship in 1969. Dely took part in the European Team Championship twice, with the Hungarian team he won silver in 1970, bronze in 1965 and won the individual silver medal for his board in 1970. He died on 29 December 2012.

Achievements

* 1960–1961

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– 1st * 1965 –

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– 1st (shared with Evgenij Vasiukov) *1965 – 3rd European Team Chess Championship,

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1965 – Bronze (team) * 1969 – Hungarian Chess Championship – Champion * 1970 – International Bagneux Tournament – 1st *1970 – 4th European Team Chess Championship,

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– Silver (individual and team) * 1971 –

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Open – 1st (shared with Aleksander Matanovic) * 1973 – 6th Lajos Bebrits Memorial Tournament - 2nd

References

External links

Péter Dely at Chessgames

Péter Dely at FIDE
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