Leó Forgács (né Léo Fleischmann) (5 October 1881 in

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– 17 August 1930 in Berettyóújfalu, Hungary) was a Hungarian

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player.

Biography

Fleischmann began his international career at Hanover 1902 where he won ''Haupturnier B'' in the 13th

DSB Congress The ''Deutscher Schachbund'' (DSB) was founded in Leipzig on 18 July, 1877. When the next meeting took place in the Schützenhaus on 15 July 1879, sixty-two clubs had become member of the chess federation. Hofrat Rudolf von Gottschall became Chairm ...

. In 1904, he took 6th place at the “Rice Gambit” tournament, in the

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. In the same year, he took 10th in Coburg (14th DSB Congress). The event was won by

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and Rudolf Swiderski. In 1905, he won in Barmen (B-tournament). In 1905, he took 5th in Vienna. The event was won by Schlechter. In 1906, he tied for 3rd–4th in Nuremberg (15th DSB Congress, Frank Marshall won). He took 5th in the

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(Masters' Tournament). The event was won by

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and

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. In 1907, he won the 2nd Hungarian championship in Székesfehérvár. After 1908, Fleischmann played as Forgács. He took 14th in the Sankt Petersburg 1909. The event was won by

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and Rubinstein. In 1910, he tied for 9-10th in Hamburg (17th DSB Congress). The event was won by Schlechter. In 1911, he took 3rd in San Remo. The event was won by

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. In 1912, he took 13th in the San Sebastian chess tournament. The event was won by Rubinstein. In 1912, he took 3rd in Budapest. The event was won by

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. In 1913, he took 3rd in Budapest. The event was won by

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Notable chess games

Leo Fleischmann vs Rudolf Swiderski, Monte Carlo 1904, King's Gambit Accepted, Rice Gambit, C39, 1-0

Aron Nimzowitsch vs Leo Fleischmann, Barmen 1905, Masters B, Scotch Game, Schmidt Variation, C47, 0-1

Leó Forgács vs Savielly Tartakower, Sankt Petersburg 1909, French, C13, 1-0Richard Réti vs Leó Forgács, Budapest 1913, Ruy Lopez, Morphy Defense, Tarrasch Variation, C77, 0-1

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Forgacs, Leo 1881 births 1930 deaths Hungarian chess players

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