| Andor Lilienthal | |
|---|---|
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| Full name | Andor Arnoldovich Lilienthal |
| Country | Hungary Soviet Union |
| Born | 5 May 1911 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died | 8 May 2010 (aged 99) Budapest, Hungary |
| Title | Grandmaster (1950) |
| Peak rating | 2450 (July 1971) |
Andor (André, Andre, Andrei) Arnoldovich Lilienthal[1][2] (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.[3][4]
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.
- ^ George Négyesi (editor), Champions' Friend, Friendship's Champion: Lilienthal's Hundred Best Games, Caissa Chess Books, 2001, p. 18.
- ^ Reuben Fine, The World's Great Chess Games, Dover Publications, 1983, p. 216. ISBN 0-486-24512-8.
- ^ Slobodan Adzic, He Has Beaten Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine as well as Old Age!, ChessBase News, May 30, 2005.
- ^ Lilienthal!. Chessgames.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.