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István Bilek

1932 - 2010

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István Bilek (11 August 1932 – 20 March 2010) was a Hungarian chess grandmaster. He was a three-time Hungarian Chess Champion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. István Bilek is the 163rd most popular chess player (down from 134th in 2019), the 634th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 548th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Hungarian Chess Player.

István Bilek is most famous for being an international chess grandmaster, double silver and bronze medalist sakkolimpikon, three-time Hungarian champion (1963, 1965, 1970), a master trainer and writer.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, István Bilek ranks 163 out of 461. Before him are Rafael Vaganian, Nicolas Rossolimo, William Lombardy, Johann Berger, Gedeon Barcza, and Lev Alburt. After him are Milunka Lazarević, Kira Zvorykina, Bernhard Horwitz, Horatio Caro, Artur Yusupov, and Petar Trifunović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, István Bilek ranks 383. Before him are John Lyons, Alain Besançon, John Flynn, Lewis Binford, Sándor Mátrai, and Ramón Tapia. After him are Milunka Lazarević, Jay Miner, Neil Bartlett, Julia Gutiérrez Caba, Eeles Landström, and Robert H. Dennard. Among people deceased in 2010, István Bilek ranks 313. Before him are Alexandru Neagu, Carlos Monsiváis, Loris Kessel, Christopher Cazenove, Boris Tishchenko, and Hal Connolly. After him are Nujabes, Shunpei Uto, Luigi Padovese, Philippe Séguin, Eva Ibbotson, and Nena.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, István Bilek ranks 634 out of 1,077. Before him are Pál Várhidi (1931), Sándor Mátrai (1932), Sándor Bíró (1911), Márton Homonnai (1906), László Raffinsky (1905), and István Balogh (1912). After him are Lajos Gönczy (1881), Mihály Csokonai (1773), Victor Varconi (1891), Béla Békessy (1875), László Kovács (1933), and Zoltán Lajos Bay (1900).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Hungary

Among chess players born in Hungary, István Bilek ranks 12. Before him are Isidor Gunsberg (1854), István Csom (1940), András Adorján (1950), Győző Forintos (1935), Sofia Polgár (1974), and Gedeon Barcza (1911). After him are Endre Steiner (1901), Lajos Asztalos (1889), Zoltán Ribli (1951), Gyula Sax (1951), Levente Lengyel (1933), and Zoltán Almási (1976).

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