Friedrich Baumbach
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German chess player
Friedrich Baumbach | |
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| Baumbach in 2008 | |
| Country | Germany |
| Born | (1935年09月08日) 8 September 1935 (age 89) Weimar, Germany |
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| ICCF World Champion | 1983–89 |
| FIDE rating | 2131 (October 2021) |
| Peak rating | 2460 (July 1971) |
| ICCF rating | 2399 (October 2021) |
| ICCF peak rating | 2562 (July 1994) |
Friedrich (Fritz) Baumbach (born 8 September 1935 in Weimar, Germany) is a German International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster, most famous for being the eleventh ICCF World Champion, 1983–1989. He was also East German Champion in 1970.
He tied for second place behind Mikhail Umansky in a "champion of champions" tournament, the ICCF 50 Years World Champion Jubilee. This was a special invitational correspondence tournament involving all living former ICCF World Champions.[1]
Baumbach is a chemist by profession. He received his doctorate in 1966. Since 2000 he has been working as a freelance patent attorney.
References
[edit ]External links
[edit ]- Friedrich Baumbach player details at ICCF Edit this at Wikidata
- Friedrich Baumbach rating card at FIDE Edit this at Wikidata
- Friedrich Baumbach player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Baumbach at Chessmail.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006年05月23日)
Preceded by
World Correspondence Chess Champion
1983–1989 Succeeded by
1983–1989 Succeeded by
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