Zoltan Sarosy
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Zoltan Sarosy is a Hungarian–Canadian chess master
. He was born in Budapest
.
He won Chess Club tournaments in different cities in Hungary: Nagykanizsa 1929; Pecs 1932; Budapest 1934. During World War II
, he won the Hungarian Master Candidates Tournament at Diosgyor 1943.
After the war, following a period in a refugee camp in West Germany, he moved to France
in 1948. He drew a training match (2–2) with Alsace Champion Henri Sapin in 1950, and then emigrated to Canada.
Settling in Toronto he took up correspondence chess
. He was thrice Canadian Correspondence Champion (1967, 1972, 1981), and was awarded the IMC title in 1988.
In 2006 he was inducted into the Canadian Chess Hall of Fame. He still continues to play even having reached the age of 104.
Chess master
A chess master is a chess player of such skill that he/she can usually beat chess experts, who themselves typically prevail against most amateurs. Among chess players, the term is often abbreviated to master, the meaning being clear from context....
. He was born in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
.
He won Chess Club tournaments in different cities in Hungary: Nagykanizsa 1929; Pecs 1932; Budapest 1934. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he won the Hungarian Master Candidates Tournament at Diosgyor 1943.
After the war, following a period in a refugee camp in West Germany, he moved to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1948. He drew a training match (2–2) with Alsace Champion Henri Sapin in 1950, and then emigrated to Canada.
Settling in Toronto he took up correspondence chess
Correspondence chess
Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, usually through a correspondence chess server, through email or by the postal system; less common methods which have been employed include fax and homing pigeon...
. He was thrice Canadian Correspondence Champion (1967, 1972, 1981), and was awarded the IMC title in 1988.
In 2006 he was inducted into the Canadian Chess Hall of Fame. He still continues to play even having reached the age of 104.