Edwin Bhend
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Edwin Bhend |
| Born | 9 September 1931 |
| Died | 20 June 2025 (aged 93) |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Title | FIDE International Master (1960), ICCF Senior International Master (2000) |
| Peak rating | 2380 (July 1982) |
Edwin Bhend (9 September 1931 – 20 June 2025) was a Swiss chess player and author. He was awarded the International Master title in 1960 and won the Swiss championship in 1966. He represented Switzerland in 10 Chess Olympiads from 1952 to 1982.[1] At Zurich in 1959, he finished in a tie for 10th place behind future world champions Mikhail Tal and Bobby Fischer, but defeated Tal in the opening round after defending accurately in a complicated position.[2][3] He died on 20 June 2025, at the age of 93.[4][5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Edwin Bhend team chess record at olimpbase
- ^ Ludek Pachman, Decisive Games in Chess History, p174-8, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Tal-Bhend, chessgames.com
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- ^ IM Edwin Bhend gestorben (in German)
External links
[edit | edit source]- Edwin Bhend rating card at FIDELua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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