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Andreas Dückstein

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Andreas Dückstein
Dückstein in 1960
CountryAustria
Born(1927-08-02)2 August 1927
Budapest, Hungary
Died28 August 2024(2024-08-28) (aged 97)
TitleInternational Master (1956)
Grandmaster (2024)
Peak rating2430 (January 1975)

Andreas Dückstein (2 August 1927 – 28 August 2024) was an Austrian chess master. He was awarded the title of International Master by FIDE in 1956. In his prime, Dückstein was regarded as a dangerous attacker, as a win against World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik demonstrated.

Biography

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Born in Hungary, he left for Austria at the age of 22. Dückstein was thrice Austrian Champion (1954, 1956, 1977).[1]

He tied for 11–13th at Zagreb 1955 (Vasily Smyslov won), took 14th at Wageningen 1957 (zonal, László Szabó won), took 5th at Hastings 1958/59 (Wolfgang Uhlmann won), shared 2nd at Berg en Dal (zonal, Friðrik Ólafsson won),[2] tied for 4–6th at Vienna 1961 (Yuri Averbakh won),[3] took 3rd at Amsterdam 1964 (IBM, Bent Larsen won),[4] took 4th at Palma de Mallorca 1965.[5]

He played for Austria in several Chess Olympiads:

He won two individual gold medals, at Moscow 1956 and at Nice 1974,[6] and was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1956.

In February 2024, he was awarded by FIDE the title of Honorary Grandmaster.[7] He was then the oldest living grandmaster. Dückstein died on 28 August 2024, at the age of 97.[8][9] After his death, Iivo Nei became the oldest living grandmaster.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Die österreichischen Staatsmeister. Chess.at. Retrieved on 29 November 2013.
  2. ^ La grande storia degli scacchi Archived 6 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Xoomer.alice.it (13 March 2013). Retrieved on 29 November 2013.
  3. ^ 1961Vienna. Thechesslibrary.com. Retrieved on 29 November 2013.
  4. ^ Amsterdam IBM 1964 Archived 9 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Maxeuwe.nl. Retrieved on 29 November 2013.
  5. ^ 1965PalmadeMallorca. Thechesslibrary.com. Retrieved on 29 November 2013.
  6. ^ the encyclopaedia of team chess. OlimpBase (1 April 2013). Retrieved on 29 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Iivo Nei and Andreas Dueckstein awarded Honorary Grandmaster title". www.fide.com. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  8. ^ Doggers, Peter (4 September 2024). "Andreas Dueckstein (1927–2024)". Chess.com. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  9. ^ Stichlberger, Martin (3 September 2024). "Austrian chess legend Andreas Dückstein dies (1927–2024)". Chessbase. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  10. ^ https://www.chess.com/news/view/andreas-duckstein-1927-2024
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