Maximilian Ujtelky
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Maximilián Samuel Rudolf Ujtelky (20 April 1915 – 12 December 1979) was a Slovak chess
master and theoretician
.
Dr. Ujtelky was a direct descendant of famous Hungarian composer Franz Liszt
, and his original last name was Ujteleky.
He shared 1st with Jiří Fichtl in Czechoslovak Chess Championship
at Ostrava 1960, but lost to him a playoff match for the title. He took 9th at Budapest 1960 (zonal).
He thrice represented Czechoslovakia in Chess Olympiads at Amsterdam 1954, Leipzig 1960, and Havana 1966, twice in European Men’s Team Chess Championship at Vienna 1957 (won team bronze medal) and Oberhausen 1961 (won individual bronze medal). and several times in friendly matches.
Awarded the International Master title in 1961.
His name is attached to the Ujtelky System (b6, Bb7, g6, Bg7, d6, e6, Nd7, Ne7), similar opening to Hippopotamus Defence
. He was Hero of the Hippo.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master and theoretician
Chess theory
The game of chess is commonly divided into three phases: the opening, middlegame, and endgame. As to each of these phases, especially the opening and endgame, there is a large body of theory as how the game should be played...
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Dr. Ujtelky was a direct descendant of famous Hungarian composer Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...
, and his original last name was Ujteleky.
He shared 1st with Jiří Fichtl in Czechoslovak Chess Championship
Czechoslovak Chess Championship
The Czechoslovak National Chess Championship was the chess competition, which has determined the best Czechoslovak chess player.- History :First Czechoslovak championships were held in Prague in year 1919...
at Ostrava 1960, but lost to him a playoff match for the title. He took 9th at Budapest 1960 (zonal).
He thrice represented Czechoslovakia in Chess Olympiads at Amsterdam 1954, Leipzig 1960, and Havana 1966, twice in European Men’s Team Chess Championship at Vienna 1957 (won team bronze medal) and Oberhausen 1961 (won individual bronze medal). and several times in friendly matches.
Awarded the International Master title in 1961.
His name is attached to the Ujtelky System (b6, Bb7, g6, Bg7, d6, e6, Nd7, Ne7), similar opening to Hippopotamus Defence
Hippopotamus Defence
The Hippopotamus Defence is a name for various irregular chess opening systems in which Black moves a number of his pawns to the third rank, often developing his pieces to the second rank, and does not move any of his pawns to the fourth rank in the opening...
. He was Hero of the Hippo.