CHESS PLAYER

Győző Forintos

1935 - 2018

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Győző Victor Forintos (30 July 1935 – 5 December 2018) was a Hungarian chess player and by profession, an economist. He was awarded the titles International Master, in 1963, and Grandmaster, in 1974, by FIDE. He first participated in the Hungarian championship as early as 1954 and became the national champion in 1968/9. In tournaments he was 1st at Reggio Emilia 1962/3, 2nd at Wijk aan Zee-B 1970 (after Andersson), 1st at Baja (Asztalos Memorial) 1971, 3rd at Caorle 1972, 2nd at Vrnjačka Banja 1973, 2nd at Reykjavík 1974 (after Smyslov, but ahead of Bronstein), 2nd at Novi Sad 1974, 2nd= at Lone Pine 1976 (after Petrosian), 2nd at Sarajevo 1978, and 1st= at the Perpignan Open 1987. He played for Hungary in six Chess Olympiads (1958, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1972, and 1974). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Győző Forintos is the 136th most popular chess player (up from 182nd in 2019), the 546th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 706th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Hungarian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Győző Forintos ranks 136 out of 461. Before him are Boris Gelfand, András Adorján, Ernst Falkbeer, Miroslav Filip, Wolfgang Unzicker, and Vladimir Bagirov. After him are Daniel Harrwitz, Predrag Nikolić, Vladas Mikėnas, Ossip Bernstein, Carlos Torre Repetto, and Viacheslav Ragozin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Győző Forintos ranks 330. Before him are Sultan Ali Keshtmand, Geraldine Ferraro, Dimitri Kitsikis, Jacques Gaillot, Theodor Hoffmann, and Jim Dine. After him are Teddy Mayer, Karen Spärck Jones, Rosenda Monteros, Akgün Kaçmaz, Luigi Radice, and Johnny "Guitar" Watson. Among people deceased in 2018, Győző Forintos ranks 319. Before him are Mohammed Hazzaz, Morgana King, Valentina Rastvorova, Theodor Hoffmann, Houmane Jarir, and Ringo Lam. After him are Rosenda Monteros, Luigi Radice, Lindy Remigino, Barys Kit, Fadil Vokrri, and Clint Walker.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Győző Forintos ranks 546 out of 1,077. Before him are Dezső Bundzsák (1928), Miklós Szabados (1912), József Katona (1791), János Sajnovics (1733), Lajos Koltai (1946), and Zoltan Sarosy (1906). After him are Katarina Ivanović (1811), András Toma (1925), Vera T. Sós (1930), Ágnes Hranitzky (1945), László Papp (1905), and Tibor Tatai (1944).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Hungary

Among chess players born in Hungary, Győző Forintos ranks 9. Before him are László Szabó (1917), Lajos Portisch (1937), Géza Maróczy (1870), Isidor Gunsberg (1854), István Csom (1940), and András Adorján (1950). After him are Sofia Polgár (1974), Gedeon Barcza (1911), István Bilek (1932), Endre Steiner (1901), Lajos Asztalos (1889), and Zoltán Ribli (1951).

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