- Andrija Fuderer
Andrija Fuderer (born 13 May 1931,
Subotica , the Autonomous Province ofVojvodina , Yugoslavia) aCroatia n–Belgia nchess master .At the beginning of his career, he won Yugoslav Junior Chess Championship in 1947. He was the 1951 Croatian champion. [http://sport.hrt.hr/htvsport/htvsport/povijest/tekstovi/20060921_fuderer.html] Fuderer played several times in
Yugoslav Chess Championship and tied for 2nd-3rd in 1951 (Braslav Rabar won), took 2nd, behindPetar Trifunović , in 1952, and won (jointly) in 1953.In other tournaments, he took 4th at Bled 1950 (
Miguel Najdorf won), [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1950-59/1950bled.htm bled ] ] shared 2nd, behindAlbéric O'Kelly de Galway , at Dortmund 1951, [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1950-59/1951dortmund.htm dortmund ] ] took 5th at Beverwijk 1952 (Max Euwe won). [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1950-59/1952beverwijk.htm beverwijk ] ]Fuderer won at Saabrücken 1953, took 2nd at Opatija (Abbazia) 1953 (
Aleksandar Matanović won), took 4th at Munich 1954 (zonal,Wolfgang Unzicker won), [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1950-59/1954munchen.htm munchen ] ] tied for 3rd-5th at Hastings 1954/55 (Paul Keres andVasily Smyslov won), and tied for 14-15th at Gotheburg 1955 (interzonal,David Bronstein won). After that last failure, he left chess for a University career in chemistry. [ [http://members.aol.com/graemecree/chesschamps/world/int1955.htm 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal ] ] He earned PhD degree from the University of Zagreb, and became a famous inventor. [http://www.mandtsystems.com/documents/3203194_Fuderer.pdf]Andrija Fuderer played thrice for Yugoslavia in
Chess Olympiads :
*In 1952 in Helsinki (+2 –0 =3), won team bronze medal;
*In 1954 in Amsterdam (+6 –1 =5), team bronze and individual silver medals;
*In 1958 in Munich (+8 –2 =1), team silver and individual bronze medals. [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/players/eu0ek88g.html OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Andrija Fuderer ] ] He also played in the 1st European Chess Team Championship at Vienna 1957, and won team silver medal. [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/playerse/eu0ek88g.html OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Andrija Fuderer ] ]Awarded the
International Master title in 1952, [ [http://www.chessmile.com/spip.php?article66 Liste des premiers titrés (chrono) - Chessmile ] ] and an honorary GM title in 1990.He is currently a resident in Antwerp, Belgium. [ [http://www.chessgames.com Chess Games Database ] ]
References
External links
* http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=23960
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