CHESS PLAYER
László Szabó
1917 - 1998

László Szabó
László Szabó ([ˈsɒboː ˈlaːsloː] March 19, 1917 – August 8, 1998) was a Hungarian chess player. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. László Szabó is the 48th most popular chess player (down from 41st in 2019), the 211th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 219th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Hungarian Chess Player.
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, László Szabó ranks 48 out of 461. Before him are Robert Hübner, Lyudmila Rudenko, Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona, Alexander McDonnell, Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais, and Jan Timman. After him are Olga Rubtsova, Nigel Short, Gioachino Greco, Yuri Averbakh, Mir Sultan Khan, and Henry Bird.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert Hübner
1948 - 2025
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 42
Lyudmila Rudenko
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 43
Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona
1542 - 1597
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 44
Alexander McDonnell
1798 - 1835
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 45
Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais
1796 - 1840
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 46
Jan Timman
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 47
László Szabó
1917 - 1998
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 48
Olga Rubtsova
1909 - 1994
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 49
Nigel Short
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 50
Gioachino Greco
1590 - 1630
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 51
Yuri Averbakh
1922 - 2022
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 52
Mir Sultan Khan
1905 - 1966
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 53
Henry Bird
1830 - 1908
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 54
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, László Szabó ranks 104. Before him are Alexander Schmorell, Will Eisner, Stéphane Hessel, William H. McNeill, Jean Rouch, and Raymond Burr. After him are Zhang Chunqiao, Buddy Rich, Otto Kittel, Andrew Wyeth, Nikolai Ogarkov, and Giuseppe De Santis. Among people deceased in 1998, László Szabó ranks 81. Before him are Gulzarilal Nanda, George Wallace, Archie Moore, Ted Hughes, Ferenc Deák, and Sōsuke Uno. After him are Frithjof Schuon, Haxhi Lleshi, Shotaro Ishinomori, Maureen O'Sullivan, Benjamin Spock, and Remo Giazotto.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsAlexander Schmorell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1917 - 1943
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 98
Will Eisner
COMIC ARTIST
1917 - 2005
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 99
Stéphane Hessel
WRITER
1917 - 2013
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 100
William H. McNeill
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2016
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 101
Jean Rouch
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 2004
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 102
Raymond Burr
ACTOR
1917 - 1993
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 103
László Szabó
CHESS PLAYER
1917 - 1998
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 104
Zhang Chunqiao
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2005
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 105
Buddy Rich
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1987
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 106
Otto Kittel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1945
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 107
Andrew Wyeth
PAINTER
1917 - 2009
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 108
Nikolai Ogarkov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1994
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 109
Giuseppe De Santis
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 1997
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 110
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsGulzarilal Nanda
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1998
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 75
George Wallace
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1998
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 76
Archie Moore
BOXER
1916 - 1998
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 77
Ted Hughes
WRITER
1930 - 1998
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 78
Ferenc Deák
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1998
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 79
Sōsuke Uno
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1998
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 80
László Szabó
CHESS PLAYER
1917 - 1998
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 81
Frithjof Schuon
PHILOSOPHER
1907 - 1998
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 82
Haxhi Lleshi
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1998
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 83
Shotaro Ishinomori
COMIC ARTIST
1938 - 1998
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 84
Maureen O'Sullivan
ACTOR
1911 - 1998
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 85
Benjamin Spock
PSYCHOLOGIST
1903 - 1998
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 86
Remo Giazotto
COMPOSER
1910 - 1998
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 87
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, László Szabó ranks 211 out of 1,077. Before him are Ludwig von Benedek (1804), Ibolya Csák (1915), Ferenc Fricsay (1914), Andrea Kékesy (1926), Mihály Zichy (1827), and Ferenc Deák (1922). After him are Joseph Kosma (1905), Géza Anda (1921), Márta Mészáros (1931), Josef Dobrovský (1753), Ferenc Gyulay (1799), and Stephan Burián von Rajecz (1851).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsLudwig von Benedek
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1804 - 1881
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 205
Ibolya Csák
ATHLETE
1915 - 2006
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 206
Ferenc Fricsay
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1963
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 207
Andrea Kékesy
SKATER
1926 - 2024
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 208
Mihály Zichy
PAINTER
1827 - 1906
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 209
Ferenc Deák
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1998
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 210
László Szabó
CHESS PLAYER
1917 - 1998
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 211
Joseph Kosma
COMPOSER
1905 - 1969
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 212
Géza Anda
MUSICIAN
1921 - 1976
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 213
Márta Mészáros
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 214
Josef Dobrovský
LINGUIST
1753 - 1829
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 215
Ferenc Gyulay
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1868
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 216
Stephan Burián von Rajecz
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1922
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 217
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Hungary
Among chess players born in Hungary, László Szabó ranks 3. Before him are Judit Polgár (1976), and Susan Polgár (1969). After him are Lajos Portisch (1937), Géza Maróczy (1870), Isidor Gunsberg (1854), István Csom (1940), András Adorján (1950), Győző Forintos (1935), Sofia Polgár (1974), Gedeon Barcza (1911), and István Bilek (1932).
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