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Luděk Pachman

1924 - 2003

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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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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Luděk Pachman ranks 242. Before her are Mutesa II of Buganda, Li Li-hua, Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern, Colleen Dewhurst, Alphons Egli, Navvab Safavi, Ján Chryzostom Korec, Ruth Teitelbaum, František Vláčil, Karen Harup, Dodo Abashidze, and György Lázár.  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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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Luděk Pachman ranks 433 out of 1,200. Before her are Petra Kvitová (1990), Josef Mánes (1820), Jaromír Weinberger (1896), Jan Zajíc (1950), Hana Brady (1931), and Ignaz Brüll (1846). After her are Koloman Gögh (1948), Joseph von Führich (1800), Leo Fall (1873), Hans Tropsch (1889), Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra (1816), and Karl Freund (1890).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Czechia

Among chess players born in Czechia, Luděk Pachman ranks 3. Before her are Wilhelm Steinitz (1836), and Vlastimil Hort (1944). After her are Rudolf Charousek (1873), Ernst Falkbeer (1819), Miroslav Filip (1928), Lubomir Kavalek (1943), Jana Bellin (1947), and David Navara (1985).

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