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# Lajos Portisch

(1937)   Chess Player

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Lajos Portisch is a chess player, best known for *How to Open a Chess Game*.

## Quick Facts About Lajos Portisch

Born April 4, 1937

Profession Chess Player

Notable works How to Open a Chess Game

## About Lajos Portisch

Lajos Portisch is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster, whose positional style earned him the nickname, the "Hungarian Botvinnik". One of the strongest players from the early 1960s into the late 1980s, he participated in twelve consecutive Interzonals from 1962 through 1993, qualifying for the World Chess Championship Candidates Cycle a total of eight times. Portisch set several all-time records in Chess Olympiads. In Hungarian Chess Championships, he either shared the title or won it outright a total of eight times. He won many strong international tournaments during his career. In 2004, Portisch was awarded the title of 'Nemzet Sportolója', Hungary's highest national sports achievement award.

##  Quotes by Lajos Portisch

> [Your only task in the opening is to reach a playable middlegame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lajos-portisch/your-only-task-in-the-opening-is-to-reach-a-playable-middlegame/)

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> [To all players I can recommend the following: simplicity and economy. These are the characteristics of the opening systems of many great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lajos-portisch/to-all-players-i-can-recommend-the-following-simplicity-and-economy/)

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