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Vlastimil Hort

1944 – 2025

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Wikipedia Summary

Vlastimil Hort was a Czechoslovak and German chess grandmaster. During the 1960s and 1970s he was one of the world's strongest players and reached the 1977–78 Candidates Tournament for the World Chess Championship, but never qualified for a competition for the actual title.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
January 12, 1944
Kladno
Date of death
May 12, 2025
Eitorf
Citizenship

Germany · Czechoslovakia

Occupations & fields
chess player
Field and occupation
český šachista
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