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Austrian chess player (1930–2018)
Felix Winiwarter
CountryAustria
Born(1930-03-21)21 March 1930
Died9 September 2018(2018-09-09) (aged 88)

Felix Winiwarter (21 March 1930 – 9 September 2018) was an Austrian chess player, an Austrian Chess Championship medalist (1956).

Biography

From the late 1950s to the early 1970s, Winiwarter was one of the leading Austrian chess players. In 1965, in Reichenau an der Rax, he won silver medal in the Austrian Chess Championship.

Winiwarter played for Austria in the Chess Olympiads:

Winiwarter played for Austria in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:

  • In 1957, at eighth board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+1, =4, -1),
  • In 1961, at seventh board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+2, =3, -4),
  • In 1965, at fourth board in the 3rd European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+1, =4, -1),
  • In 1970, at seventh board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+1, =0, -3),

Winiwarter played for Austria in the Clare Benedict Chess Cups:

  • In 1958, at third board in the 5th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in Neuchâtel (+1, =1, -3),
  • In 1967, at third board in the 14th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in Leysin (+0, =1, -3).

For a considerable time from the early 1990s, Winiwarter participated in the European and World level senior chess tournaments.

References

  1. "Men's Chess Olympiads : Felix Winiwarter". OlimpBase.
  2. "European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) : Felix Winiwarter". OlimpBase.
  3. "Clare Benedict Chess Cup : Felix Winiwarter". www.olimpbase.org.

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