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Andor (André, Andre, Andrei) Arnoldovich Lilienthal [1] [2] (5 May 1911 – 8 May 2010) 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. [3] [4]
May 8, 2010 · The world's oldest living grandmaster, Andor Lilienthal, passed away in 2011. He played against ten world champions, won the Olympiad gold medal twice, and trained Petrosian and Smyslov.
May 7, 2020 · They were friends. The flighty American genius approved only three chess players who could carry his coffin at the funeral: Andor Lilienthal, Lajos Portisch, and Boris Spassky. Lilienthal remained actively involved in chess into his ninth decade. He died in 2010 at the age of 99.
May 16, 2010 · Just three days after celebrating his 99th birthday, Andor Lilienthal died. It is difficult to believe that just a week ago there was a living person who had wins over Emanuel Lasker, José Raúl Capablanca, Max Euwe, Mikhail Botvinnik and Vasily Smyslov!
- Gregory Serper
Sep 17, 1994 · Andre Lilienthal was born in Moscow to Hungarian Jewish parents but moved back to Hungary with his mother at the age of 2. He is the last true link to the legendary chess champions Lasker, Capablanca and Alekhine having played them all. He is most famous for his 26 move victory over Capablanca at the Hastings tournament of 1934-5.
May 8, 2010 · Most Played Openings. White Pieces. Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation (8 games) Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation (8 games) Slav Defense: Modern, Alapin Variation, Czech, Dutch, Main Line (7 games) Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation (6 games)
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Andor Lilienthal was the world’s oldest chess grandmaster and had the distinction of having played against or met every single world chess champion from Emanuel Lasker to Viswanathan...
