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Andor Lilienthal

1911 – 2010

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Wikipedia Summary

Andor Arnoldovich Lilienthal was a Hungarian and Soviet chess player. In his long career, he played against ten male and female world champions, beating Emanuel Lasker, José Raúl Capablanca, Alexander Alekhine, Max Euwe, Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, and Vera Menchik.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
May 5, 1911
Moscow
Date of death
May 8, 2010
Budapest
Citizenship

Soviet Union · Hungary

Occupations & fields
chess player
Awards & honours
Order of the Badge of HonourHonoured Master of Sports of the USSROfficer's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit
Field and occupation
maďarský šachový velmistr
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