Andor Lilienthal

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.

Andor Lilienthal
Full nameAndor Arnoldovich Lilienthal
CountryHungary
Soviet Union
Born(1911-05-05)5 May 1911
Moscow, Russian Empire
Died8 May 2010(2010-05-08) (aged 99)
Budapest, Hungary
TitleGrandmaster (1950)
Peak rating2450 (July 1971)

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.

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