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Andor Lilienthal (Andor Arnoldovich Lilienthal) was born on 5 May, 1911 in Moscow, Russian Empire, is an A hungarian chess player. Discover Andor Lilienthal's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 99 years old?

Popular As Andor Arnoldovich Lilienthal
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Age 99 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 5 May 1911
Birthday 5 May
Birthplace Moscow, Russian Empire
Date of death 8 May, 2010
Died Place Budapest, Hungary
Nationality Russia

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1911

Andor (André, Andre, Andrei) Arnoldovich Lilienthal (5 May 1911 – 8 May 2010) was a Hungarian and Soviet chess player.

In his long career, he played against ten male and female world champions, beating Emanuel Lasker, José Raúl Capablanca, Alexander Alekhine, Max Euwe, Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, and Vera Menchik.

1933

He played for Hungary in three Chess Olympiads: Folkestone 1933 (scoring +7−0=6 as the reserve, the fifth player on the team), Warsaw 1935 (scoring +11−0=8 on second board), and Stockholm 1937 (scoring +9−2=6 on, leading his team to the silver medal).

He won the individual gold medal for his board (reserve and second board, respectively) at the 1933 and 1935 Olympiads, and had the fourth-best result on first board in 1937.

His total score in the Olympiads was 75.51%.

e4 Offering a pawn sacrifice introduced by Alexander Alekhine–Erich Eliskases, Hastings 1933–34.

9... Bxc4 9...dxe4 10.fxe4 g5 11.Bg3 Nxe4 12.Be5, followed by Qc2 or Bd3, gives White an.

10. Bxc4 dxc4 11.

Qa4+ Qd7 12.

Qxc4 Qc6 Eliskases got a satisfactory game after 12...Nc6.

13. Qd3 Nbd7 14.

Ne2 Rd8 15.

0-0 a5 16.

Qc2 Qc4 17.

f4 Rc8 18.

1934

Lilienthal's "most celebrated victory" is his win commanding the white pieces against Capablanca at Hastings 1934–35:

1. d4 Nf6 2.

c4 e6 3.

Nc3 Bb4 4.

a3 Bxc3+ 5.

bxc3 b6 6.

f3 d5 7.

Bg5 h6 8.

Bh4 Ba6 9.

1935

Emigrating to the Soviet Union in 1935, Lilienthal became a Soviet citizen in 1939.

He played in the USSR Chess Championship eight times.

1938

Lilienthal began a friendship with Vasily Smyslov in 1938, and was Smyslov's in his world championship matches against Botvinnik.

1940

His best result came in the 1940 championship, when he tied for first with Igor Bondarevsky, ahead of Smyslov, Paul Keres, Isaac Boleslavsky, Botvinnik, and 14 other players.

1948

He qualified for the Candidates Tournament once, in 1948.

1950

At the time of his death, he was the oldest living grandmaster (since surpassed by Yuri Averbakh), and the last surviving person from the original group of grandmasters awarded the title by FIDE in 1950.

Lilienthal, of Jewish origin, was born in Moscow, Russian Empire, and moved to Hungary at the age of two.

1951

From 1951 until 1960 he was Tigran Petrosian's trainer.

1965

He retired from tournament play in 1965 and returned to Hungary in 1976.

1980

His last tournament was Zamárdi 1980, where he finished sixth in the B group, scoring +3−1=11.

Lilienthal remained actively involved in the chess world into his ninth decade.

2010

He died on 8 May 2010, at the age of 99.

It was reported that he had been ill for some time.

At the time of his death, he was the oldest living grandmaster.

According to Boris Spassky, Robert James Fischer approved only three chess players who could carry his coffin at his funeral: Andor Lilienthal, Lajos Portisch, and Boris Spassky.

Lilienthal was one of the few players with an even record against Capablanca.