György Szilágyi
{{Short description|Hungarian chess player}}
{{For|the Hungarian politician|György Szilágyi (politician)}}
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| birth_place = Budapest, Hungary
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1992|9|30|1921|7|4}}
| death_place = Budapest, Hungary
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| title = International Master (1956)
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György Szilágyi (4 July 1921 – 30 September 1992), was a Hungarian chess International Master (1956), Chess Olympiad team bronze winner (1956).
Biography
Szilágyi's first chess win was in 1937, winning the Hungarian Team Chess Championship with his team MTK. He participated twelve times in the Hungarian Chess Championship, with his best performances being 3rd and 4th place in 1950 and 1955, respectively. He was also successful in the Budapest City Chess Championship, winning 1st place in 1961, 3rd place in 1972, and 2nd place in 1973. Szilágyi won many international chess tournaments, including tournaments in Amsterdam (1965), Paris (1969) and Primorsko (1975).
György Szilágyi played for Hungary in the Chess Olympiads:{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/players/604woquh.html|title=OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: György Szilágyi|website=www.olimpbase.org}} In 1956, at the fourth board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow his team won the bronze medal. He was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title the same year.
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External links
- {{chessgames player|id=37262}}
- [https://www.365chess.com/players/Gyorgy_Szilagyi György Szilágyi] chess games at 365chess.com
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Category:Chess players from Budapest
Category:Chess International Masters
Category:Chess Olympiad competitors
Category:20th-century Hungarian chess players
Category:20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
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