Zoltan Kovács (born 21 February 1930) is an Austrian and Hungarian[1] chess player. He was Chess Olympiad individual medalist (1954).
| Zoltan Kovács | |
|---|---|
| Country | Hungary Austria |
| Born | 21 February 1930 |
| FIDE rating | 1978 (July 2012) |
| Peak rating | 2128 (July 2006) |
Biography
editIn 1960, in San Francisco, Kovács won International Chess Open Tournament California Open and California state chess championship.[2]
Zoltan Kovács played for Austria in the Chess Olympiad:[3]
- In 1954, at first reserve board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+7, =4, -2) and won individual bronze medal.
Zoltan Kovács played for Hungary in the World Student Team Chess Championship:[4]
- In 1965, at first reserve board in the 12th World Student Team Chess Championship in Sinaia (+2, =2, -3).
From 2000 he rarely participated in chess tournaments.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Home".
- ^ "California Chess History". www.chessdryad.com.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Zoltan Kovács". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Zoltan Kovács". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "FIDE rating history :: Kovacs H., Zoltan".
External links
edit- Zoltan Kovacs rating card at FIDE
- Zoltan Kovács FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
- Zoltan Kovacs chess games at 365Chess.com
- Zoltan Kovacs player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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