- Milan Vidmar, Jr.
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Milan Vidmar, Junior (16 December 1909, Weiz – 10 November 1980, Ljubljana [1]) was a Slovenian chess master.
He was a son of Milan Vidmar, a leading Slovenian chess grandmaster.
In 1938, he tied for 9-10th in Ljubljana (Boris Kostić won, and Milan Vidmar sr shared 5th place).[2] In 1942, he shared 1st with Efim Bogoljubow in Cottbus. He tied for 2nd-3rd with his father, behind Svetozar Gligorić, at Ljubljana (Liberation) 1945/46,[3] took 6th at Karlovy Vary / Mariánské Lázně 1948 (Jan Foltys won),[4] shared 8th at Vienna 1951 (4th Schlechter Memorial, Moshe Czerniak won).[5] and took 10th at Opatija 1953 (Aleksandar Matanović won).[6]
Vidmar jr played for Yugoslavia at first reserve board (+4 –0 =2) in the 9th Chess Olympiad at Dubrovnik 1950. He won team gold medal.[7]
He was awarded the IM title in 1950.[8]
References
- ^ Gaige, Jeremy: Chess personalia, McFarland 2005, p. 445
- ^ Amsterdam (NED-ch10th) 1938
- ^ 1946
- ^ karlovy
- ^ 75 Jahre Schachklub Hietzing Wien 1921-1996
- ^ Welcome to the Chessmetrics site
- ^ OlimpBase :: 9th Chess Olympiad, Dubrovnik 1950, information
- ^ Liste des premiers titrés (chrono) - Chessmile
External links
Categories:- 1909 births
- 1980 deaths
- Slovenian chess players
- Yugoslav chess players
- European chess biography stubs
- Slovenian sportspeople stubs
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