László Tapasztó
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László Tapasztó Binet a Hungarian–Venezuelan chess
master.
He twice participated in the Hungarian Chess Championship
, in 1954 (won by László Szabó
) and 1955 (won by Gedeon Barcza
), and won a local tournament in Budapest in 1955. He fled Hungary after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, and finally became a Venezuelan citizen.
Tapasztó won the Venezuelan Chess Championship
six times (1964, 1966, 1971, 1983, 1990, and 1995), played at Caracas 1967 (zonal, Miguel Cuéllar
won), and represented Venezuela in Chess Olympiads three times (1964, 1988, 1990).
At the end of the 1990s, he moved to the United States, where played in the New York State championships at Saratoga Springs 2000 and Rochester 2001.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master.
He twice participated in the Hungarian Chess Championship
Hungarian Chess Championship
The inaugural Hungarian Chess Championship was held in the city of Győr in 1906. Initially, there was no governing body responsible for its organisation, until the formation of the Hungarian Chess Federation. The HCF first appeared in 1911, but failed to establish itself properly until 1923...
, in 1954 (won by László Szabó
László Szabó (chess player)
László Szabó was a prominent Hungarian Grandmaster of chess.Born in Budapest, he burst onto the international chess scene in 1935, at the unusually young age of 18...
) and 1955 (won by Gedeon Barcza
Gedeon Barcza
Gedeon Barcza was a Hungarian chess master.In 1940, Barcza took third place, behind Max Euwe and Milan Vidmar, at Maróczy Jubiläum in Budapest. In September 1942, he took sixth place at the first European Championship in Munich; the event was won by Alexander Alekhine...
), and won a local tournament in Budapest in 1955. He fled Hungary after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, and finally became a Venezuelan citizen.
Tapasztó won the Venezuelan Chess Championship
Venezuelan Chess Championship
The first Venezuelan Chess Championship took place in February 1891 when Dr. Rafael Ruíz defeated Rafael Pittaluga in a match for the title . In the second match, Rafael Ruíz drew with Carlos Perret Gentil in 1894....
six times (1964, 1966, 1971, 1983, 1990, and 1995), played at Caracas 1967 (zonal, Miguel Cuéllar
Miguel Cuéllar
Miguel Cuéllar Gacharná was a Colombian chess master.Cuéllar won the Colombian championship nine times: in 1941, 1946, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, and 1971. He played for Colombia in six Chess Olympiads: 1954, 1956, 1958, 1964, 1970, and 1972...
won), and represented Venezuela in Chess Olympiads three times (1964, 1988, 1990).
At the end of the 1990s, he moved to the United States, where played in the New York State championships at Saratoga Springs 2000 and Rochester 2001.