Bela Soos

Bela Soos (Hungarian: Soós Béla, born Târgu Mureș, 2 March 1930  died Frankfurt, 12 September 2007) was a Romanian chess player who was awarded the title of International Master in 1967. As a youth, he was a keen football player, representing Dinamo Bucharest during his military service.[1] He represented Romania in 4 chess olympiads in 1956, 1962, 1966 and 1968, before defecting to West Germany in the early 1970s. Following his defection, all further mention of him was suppressed in Romanian publications. He is noted for two wins over leading Soviet grandmaster Efim Geller, including a crushing win in 23 moves at the 1962 olympiad in Varna, Bulgaria.[2]

Bela Soos
Full nameSoós Béla
CountryRomania (1930-1974), Germany (1974-2007)
Born(1930-03-02)2 March 1930
Târgu Mureș, Romania
Died12 September 2007(2007-09-12) (aged 77)
Frankfurt, Germany
TitleInternational Master
Peak rating2440 (July 1971)
Peak ranking166 (July 1971)

References

  1. Gh. Botezan, Soós Béla sakkozó - Marosvásárhelyi sportlegendák (Bela Soos, chess player - sporting legends of Targu Mures), e-nepujsag.com, 25 August 2013 (in Hungarian)
  2. Marius Ceteras & Olympiu Urcan,Geller's Nightmare, chesscafe.com, 29 November 2005
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