– 23 September 1994, Budapest) was a Hungarian chess

Chess

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 master.

He was the nephew of István Fazekas

István Fazekas

István Fazekas was a Hungarian–British chess master....

. In 1932, he won in Šluknov

Šluknov

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. In 1935, he took 7th in Tatatóváros (László Szabó

László Szabó (chess player)

László Szabó was a prominent Hungarian Grandmaster of chess.Born in Budapest, he burst onto the international chess scene in 1935, at the unusually young age of 18...

 won). In 1936, he tied for 8-10th in Budapest (Mieczysław Najdorf

Miguel Najdorf

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 and Lajos Steiner

Lajos Steiner

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 won).

After World War II

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, in 1953, he took 2nd in the Hungarian Chess Championship

Hungarian Chess Championship

The inaugural Hungarian Chess Championship was held in the city of Győr in 1906. Initially, there was no governing body responsible for its organisation, until the formation of the Hungarian Chess Federation. The HCF first appeared in 1911, but failed to establish itself properly until 1923...

. In 1954, he tied for 10-12th in Mariánské Lázně (Marienbad). The event (zonal tournament) was won by Luděk Pachman

Ludek Pachman

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. In 1954, he took 5th in Bucharest. In 1956/57, he won the Challengers tournament in Hastings. In 1957, he tied for 2nd-3rd in Varna. In 1957/58, he tied for 5-6th in Hastings. In 1960, he tied for 3rd-5th in Balatonfüred (Asztalos memorial). In 1963, he tied for 9-10th in Polanica Zdrój (1st Rubinstein memorial).

In 1966, he tied for 7-8th in Polanica Zdrój (4th Rubinstein memorial). In 1967, he tied for 3rd-4th in Debrecen. In 1967, he tied for 2nd-3rd in the Budapest championships. In 1968, he tied for 5th-6th in Zombor. In 1968, he tied for 2nd-3rd in the Budapest championships. In 1970, he tied for 3rd-4th in Budapest (26th HUN-ch; István Bilek

Istvan Bilek

István Bilek was a Hungarian chess Grandmaster .-Biography:Bilek was a three-time Hungarian Champion , and he played in interzonals in 1962 and 1964. His most successful tournaments were Balatonfüred , Salgótarján , and Debrecen...

 won). In 1973, he tied for 7-8th in Budapest. In 1977, he took 2nd in Oslo. In 1977, he tied for 3rd-6th in Bagneux. In 1978, he tied for 2nd-3rd in Satu Mare. In 1979, he tied for 2nd-4th in the Budapest championships.

Kluger played more than 50 games in the Hungarian national team in International team matches. He won two gold medals (team and individual at 6th board) in 1st Triennal Cup at Budapest 1954, two gold medals (team and individual at 3rd board) in 2nd Triennal Cup at Prague 1955, and two gold medals (team and individual at 5th board) in 3rd Triennal Cup at Warsaw 1956.

He was a member of the Hungarian team in two Chess Olympiads.

• In 1954, at second board in 11th Chess Olympiad
  11th Chess Olympiad
  The 11th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between September 4 and September 25, 1954, in Amsterdam, Netherlands...
  
   in Amsterdam (+6 –5 =4);
• In 1960, at second reserve board in 14th Chess Olympiad
  14th Chess Olympiad
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  in Leipzig (+4 –1 =5), where he won individual bronze medal.

He was also a member of the bronze medal winner team in the European Chess Team Championship at Hamburg 1965.

Awarded the Czech master title in 1932, the Hungarian master title in 1935, and the IM title in 1954.

External links

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