CHESS PLAYER

Luděk Pachman

1924 - 2003

Luděk Pachman

Luděk Pachman (German: Ludek Pachmann, May 11, 1924 – March 6, 2003) was a Czechoslovak-German chess grandmaster, chess writer, and political activist. In 1972, after being imprisoned and tortured almost to death by the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia, he was allowed to emigrate to West Germany. He lived the remainder of his life there, and resumed his chess career with considerable success, including playing in the Interzonal in 1976 and winning the West German Championship in 1978. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luděk Pachman is the 94th most popular chess player (down from 90th in 2019), the 433rd most popular biography from Czechia (up from 469th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Czech Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Luděk Pachman ranks 94 out of 461. Before her are Ljubomir Ljubojević, Adolf Albin, Larry Evans, Rashid Nezhmetdinov, Edward Lasker, and Friedrich Sämisch. After her are Rudolf Charousek, Reuben Fine, Alexander Beliavsky, Jackson Showalter, Robert Byrne, and Richard Teichmann.

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Ljubomir Ljubojević
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 88
Adolf Albin
1848 - 1920
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 89
Larry Evans
1932 - 2010
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 90
Rashid Nezhmetdinov
1912 - 1974
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 91
Edward Lasker
1885 - 1981
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 92
Friedrich Sämisch
1896 - 1975
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 93
Luděk Pachman
1924 - 2003
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 94
Rudolf Charousek
1873 - 1900
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 95
Reuben Fine
1914 - 1993
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 96
Alexander Beliavsky
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 97
Jackson Showalter
1860 - 1935
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 98
Robert Byrne
1928 - 2013
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 99
Richard Teichmann
1868 - 1925
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 100

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Luděk Pachman ranks 236. Before her are Juan Carlos González, Max Roach, Jean-François Revel, Budge Patty, John Hansen, and Klaus Huber. After her are Erik Balling, György Lázár, Maurice Karnaugh, Jean Laplanche, Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, and Vilgot Sjöman. Among people deceased in 2003, Luděk Pachman ranks 160. Before her are Yun Hyon-seok, Sam Phillips, Milton George Henschel, Albert Batteux, Noel Redding, and Wilfred Thesiger. After her are Ahmadou Kourouma, Sadegh Khalkhali, João César Monteiro, Pierre Poujade, Kir Bulychev, and Jorge Oteiza.

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Juan Carlos González
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2010
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 230
Max Roach
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2007
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 231
Jean-François Revel
WRITER
1924 - 2006
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 232
Budge Patty
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2021
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 233
John Hansen
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1990
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 234
Klaus Huber
COMPOSER
1924 - 2017
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 235
Luděk Pachman
CHESS PLAYER
1924 - 2003
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 236
Erik Balling
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2005
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 237
György Lázár
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2014
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 238
Maurice Karnaugh
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2022
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 239
Jean Laplanche
PSYCHOLOGIST
1924 - 2012
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 240
Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 2019
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 241
Vilgot Sjöman
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2006
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 242