Friedrich Baumbach
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Full name | Friedrich Baumbach |
Country | Germany |
Born | Weimar, Germany | 8 September 1935
Title | ICCF Grandmaster |
ICCF World Champion | 1983–89 |
Dr Friedrich (Fritz) Baumbach (born 8 September 1935 in Weimar, Germany) is a German International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster, most famous for being the eleventh ICCF World Champion, 1983–89. He was also East German Champion in 1970.
He tied for second place behind Mikhail Umansky in a "champion of champions" tournament, the ICCF 50 Years World Champion Jubilee. This was a special invitational correspondence tournament involving all living former ICCF World Champions.[1]
References
External links
- Friedrich Baumbach player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Baumbach at chessmail.com