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Géza Maróczy

1870 - 1951

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Géza Maróczy (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒroːt͡si ˈɡeːzɒ]; 3 March 1870 – 29 May 1951) was a Hungarian chess player, one of the leading players in the world in his time. He was one of the inaugural recipients of the International Grandmaster title from FIDE in 1950. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Géza Maróczy is the 59th most popular chess player, the 251st most popular biography from Hungary (up from 274th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Hungarian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Géza Maróczy ranks 59 out of 461. Before him are Mir Sultan Khan, Henry Bird, Lajos Portisch, Andor Lilienthal, Dawid Janowski, and Carl Schlechter. After him are Pedro Damiano, Salo Flohr, Mark Taimanov, Legall de Kermeur, Joseph Henry Blackburne, and Milan Vidmar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, Géza Maróczy ranks 70. Before him are Annie Londonderry, David Riazanov, Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, Guillaume Lekeu, Elizabeth Hesselblad, and Vladimir Purishkevich. After him are Leonid Krasin, Saki, Conrad Böcker, Amadeo Giannini, Georges Claude, and Emil Orlík. Among people deceased in 1951, Géza Maróczy ranks 62. Before him are Warner Baxter, Mikhail Borodin, Yoshio Nishina, Osman Batur, Louis Jouvet, and Ali Sami Yen. After him are Henrietta Lacks, Wols, Tadeusz Borowski, Vilhelm Bjerknes, Algernon Blackwood, and Du Yuesheng.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Géza Maróczy ranks 251 out of 1,077. Before him are Joseph Szigeti (1892), Alfréd Schaffer (1893), Dora Pejačević (1885), András Hegedüs (1922), George Szell (1897), and Jenő Hubay (1858). After him are Miklós Kállay (1887), János Kornai (1928), László Lovász (1948), Ferenc Plattkó (1898), George Tabori (1914), and Fritz Reiner (1888).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Hungary

Among chess players born in Hungary, Géza Maróczy ranks 5. Before him are Judit Polgár (1976), Susan Polgár (1969), László Szabó (1917), and Lajos Portisch (1937). After him are Isidor Gunsberg (1854), István Csom (1940), András Adorján (1950), Győző Forintos (1935), Sofia Polgár (1974), Gedeon Barcza (1911), and István Bilek (1932).

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