| Lubomir Kavalek | |
|---|---|
 Kavalek in 1968 | |
| Country |
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| Born | August 9, 1943 Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
| Died | January 18, 2021 (aged 77) Reston, Virginia, U.S. |
| Title | Grandmaster (1965) |
| Peak rating | 2625 (May 1974) |
| Peak ranking | No. 10 (May 1974) |
Lubomir (Lubosh) Kavalek (Czech: Lubomír Kaválek, August 9, 1943 – January 18, 2021)[1] was a Czech-American chess player. He was awarded both the International Master and International Grandmaster titles by FIDE in 1965.[2] He won two Czechoslovak and three U.S. championships,[3] and was ranked as the world's No. 10 player in 1974.[4][5] He was inducted into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame in 2001.[3] Kavalek was also a chess coach, organizer, teacher, commentator, author and award-winning columnist.[6]
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- ^ Hooper & Whyld 1992, p. 195.
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- ^ "Kavalek, Lubomir". olimpbase.com. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ "FIDE May Rating List::1974". olimpbase.com. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ "2006 Fred Cramer Awards for Excellence in Chess Journalism". Chess Journalists of America. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2009.