Wolfram Bialas (25 August 1935 — 2 January 1998) was a German chess FIDE master and Chess Olympiad team bronze medal winner (1964).
| Wolfram Bialas | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Born | 25 August 1935 |
| Died | 2 January 1998 (aged 62) |
| Title | FIDE Master |
| Peak rating | 2370 (July 1989) |
Biography
editWolfram Bialas twice won the West Berlin City Chess Championship (1958, 1962). He played for chess clubs that won the Chess Bundesliga three times: in 1957 for Berliner Schachgesellschaft Eckbauer, in 1961 for Berliner SG 1827 Eckbauer and in 1978 for Königsspringer Frankfurt.
Wolfram Bialas played for West Germany in the Chess Olympiads:[1]
- in 1960, at the reserve board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig (+2, =5, -4),
- in 1964, at the second reserve board in the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv (+1, =7, -1), winning a team bronze medal.
Wolfram Bialas played for West Germany in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:[2]
- in 1957, at the seventh board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+2, =2, -0),
- in 1961, at the eighth board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+2, =1, -0),
- in 1965, at the third board in the 3rd European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+2, =1, -1).
Wolfram Bialas played for West Germany in the Clare Benedict Chess Cups:[3]
References
edit- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Wolfram Bialas". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Wolfram Bialas". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Clare Benedict Chess Cup :: Wolfram Bialas". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
edit- Wolfram Bialas rating card at FIDE
- Wolfram Bialas FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
- Wolfram Bialas player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Wolfram Bialas chess games at 365Chess.com
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