CHESS PLAYER
István Csom
1940 - 2021

István Csom
István Csom (2 June 1940 – 28 July 2021) was a Hungarian chess player who held the FIDE titles of Grandmaster and International Arbiter. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1967 and the Grandmaster title in 1973. He was Hungarian Champion in 1972 and 1973 (jointly). His tournament victories include Olot 1973, Cleveland 1975, Olot 1975, Pula Zonal 1975, Berlin 1979, Copenhagen 1983, Järvenpää 1985 and Delhi 1987. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. István Csom is the 120th most popular chess player (up from 133rd in 2019), the 498th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 542nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Hungarian Chess Player.
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, István Csom ranks 120 out of 461. Before him are Erich Eliskases, Oscar Panno, Ernst Grünfeld, Igor Bondarevsky, Eugenio Torre, and Wolfgang Uhlmann. After him are Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa, Arturo Pomar, Fred Yates, Leonid Stein, Sonja Graf, and Genrikh Kasparyan.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsErich Eliskases
1913 - 1997
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 114
Oscar Panno
1935 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 115
Ernst Grünfeld
1893 - 1962
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 116
Igor Bondarevsky
1913 - 1979
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 117
Eugenio Torre
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 118
Wolfgang Uhlmann
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 119
István Csom
1940 - 2021
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 120
Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa
1818 - 1899
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 121
Arturo Pomar
1931 - 2016
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 122
Fred Yates
1884 - 1932
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 123
Leonid Stein
1934 - 1973
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 124
Sonja Graf
1908 - 1965
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 125
Genrikh Kasparyan
1910 - 1995
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 126
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, István Csom ranks 325. Before him are Zhuang Zedong, Danilo Astori, Apolo Nsibambi, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Anita Bryant, and Alain Calmat. After him are Andrey Piontkovsky, Benoni Beheyt, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Carole Pateman, Kishin Shinoyama, and Eberhard Weber. Among people deceased in 2021, István Csom ranks 331. Before him are Nikolai Slichenko, Lee Wan-koo, Edmund Gettier, Ivo Trumbić, Donald Kagan, and Bernard Lown. After him are Tomoyasu Asaoka, Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi, Johnny Pacheco, Ronald Pickup, Richard Lewontin, and Aydin Ibrahimov.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsZhuang Zedong
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1940 - 2013
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 319
Danilo Astori
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2023
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 320
Apolo Nsibambi
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2019
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 321
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 322
Anita Bryant
SINGER
1940 - 2024
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 323
Alain Calmat
SKATER
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 324
István Csom
CHESS PLAYER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 325
Andrey Piontkovsky
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 326
Benoni Beheyt
CYCLIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 327
Zhanna Prokhorenko
ACTOR
1940 - 2011
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 328
Carole Pateman
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 329
Kishin Shinoyama
PHOTOGRAPHER
1940 - 2024
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 330
Eberhard Weber
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 331
Others Deceased in 2021
Go to all RankingsNikolai Slichenko
SINGER
1934 - 2021
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 325
Lee Wan-koo
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2021
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 326
Edmund Gettier
PHILOSOPHER
1927 - 2021
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 327
Ivo Trumbić
ATHLETE
1935 - 2021
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 328
Donald Kagan
HISTORIAN
1932 - 2021
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 329
Bernard Lown
INVENTOR
1921 - 2021
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 330
István Csom
CHESS PLAYER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 331
Tomoyasu Asaoka
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - 2021
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 332
Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2021
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 333
Johnny Pacheco
SINGER
1935 - 2021
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 334
Ronald Pickup
ACTOR
1940 - 2021
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 335
Richard Lewontin
BIOLOGIST
1929 - 2021
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 336
Aydin Ibrahimov
WRESTLER
1938 - 2021
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 337
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, István Csom ranks 498 out of 1,077. Before him are Anton Seidl (1850), János Garay (1889), Kati Kovács (1944), Agnes Simon (1935), József Bencsics (1933), and Jenő Károly (1886). After him are George Pal (1908), Sándor Weöres (1913), Zoltán Mechlovits (1891), Károly Németh (1922), Emeric Pressburger (1902), and István Kausz (1932).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsAnton Seidl
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1898
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 492
János Garay
FENCER
1889 - 1945
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 493
Kati Kovács
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 494
Agnes Simon
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 495
József Bencsics
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1995
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 496
Jenő Károly
SOCCER PLAYER
1886 - 1926
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 497
István Csom
CHESS PLAYER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 498
George Pal
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1980
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 499
Sándor Weöres
WRITER
1913 - 1989
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 500
Zoltán Mechlovits
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1891 - 1951
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 501
Károly Németh
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2008
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 502
Emeric Pressburger
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 1988
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 503
István Kausz
FENCER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 504
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Hungary
Among chess players born in Hungary, István Csom ranks 7. Before him are Judit Polgár (1976), Susan Polgár (1969), László Szabó (1917), Lajos Portisch (1937), Géza Maróczy (1870), and Isidor Gunsberg (1854). After him are András Adorján (1950), Győző Forintos (1935), Sofia Polgár (1974), Gedeon Barcza (1911), István Bilek (1932), and Endre Steiner (1901).
Judit Polgár
1976 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 1
Susan Polgár
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 2
László Szabó
1917 - 1998
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 3
Lajos Portisch
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 4
Géza Maróczy
1870 - 1951
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 5
Isidor Gunsberg
1854 - 1930
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 6
István Csom
1940 - 2021
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 7
András Adorján
1950 - 2023
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 8
Győző Forintos
1935 - 2018
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 9
Sofia Polgár
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 10
Gedeon Barcza
1911 - 1986
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 11
István Bilek
1932 - 2010
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 12
Endre Steiner
1901 - 1944
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 13