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Andor Lilienthal – Defeated 5 World Champions!
07/12/2024
07:46
Grandmaster Andor Lilienthal (05.05.1911 – 08.05.2010) never became a world chess champion. However, no one else can claim to have defeated five world champions! The legendary Lilienthal achieved this remarkable feat, defeating Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine, Botvinnik, and Smyslov over the chessboard.
Born in Moscow in 1911, Andor spent most of his life in Budapest, where he passed away in 2010 at the age of 99.
His life, career, and charisma have been forever recorded in the annals and history of chess.
To ensure his legacy lives on in written form, a book dedicated to Lilienthal's life and career will soon be published by Chess-Press.
We are proud to note that Andor contributed 150 articles and commentaries to our newspaper, Sakkfutár!
👉 We have selected exclusive photos of Lilienthal in Budapest for you to enjoy.
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My Great Predecessors – A Gift from Andor Lilienthal on His 95th Birthday |
Adzic Slobodan and Andor Lilienthal |
Andor Lilienthal's 97th Birthday – Gift CD with Guest Autographs |
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Andor Lilienthal with His Wife Olga on His 95th Birthday |
The Cake! – 95 |
Andor Lilienthal Reading Chess Courier and Smoking |
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Andor Lilienthal Wrote an Article Every Week for Six Years for Chess Courier |
Andor Lilienthal and Adzic Slobodan in Budapest, 2005 |
A Gift from Andor Lilienthal to Chess-Press – Signed by FIDE World Champions |
