István Molnár (chess player) explained

István Molnár
Country:	Hungary
Birth Date:	10 February 1933

István Molnár (10 February 1933 – 29 July 2015) was a Hungarian chess player.

Biography

In the early 1950s, István Molnár was one of the best young Hungarian chess players. In 1950, in Budapest he received his best result in Hungarian Chess Championship where he shared the 5th–7th place.^[1]

István Molnár played for Hungary in the Chess Olympiad:^[2]

• In 1952, at second reserve board in the 10th Chess Olympiad in Helsinki (+1, =0, -2).

István Molnár played for Hungary in the World Student Team Chess Championships:^[3]

• In 1955, at first board in the 2nd World Student Team Chess Championship in Lyon (+2, =3, -4) and won team bronze medal,
• In 1957, at second reserve board in the 4th World Student Team Chess Championship in Reykjavík (+5, =1, -1),
• In 1958, at first reserve board in the 5th World Student Team Chess Championship in Varna (+2, =2, -1).

After the 1950s, he rarely participated in chess tournaments.

External links

• • István Molnár chess games at 365chess.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: HUN-ch 06th 1950 - 365Chess.com Tournaments. 365chess.com.
2. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: István Molnár. olimpbase.org.
3. Web site: OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: István Molnár. olimpbase.org.