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Birthday
*** ,1928
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May 18, 2013 (85 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Taurus
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Lothar Maximilian Lorenz Schmid was a German chess grandmaster. He was born in Radebeul near Dresden into a family who were the co-owners of the Karl May Press, which published the German Karl May adventure novels. He was best known as the chief arbiter at several World Chess Championship matches, in particular the 1972 encounter between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky at Reykjavík. He was also an avid collector of chess books and paraphernalia. It was reputed that he owned the largest known private chess library in the world, as well as a renowned collection of chess art, chessboards and chess pieces from around the globe.
Full nameLothar Maximilian Lorenz Schmid
CountryGermany
BornMay 10, 1928, Radebeul, Dresden, Germany
DiedMay 18, 2013, Bamberg, Germany
TitleGrandmaster (1959), ICCF Grandmaster (1959), International Arbiter (1975)
FIDE ratingInactive
Peak rating2550 (January 1971)

About Lothar Schmid

Chess Player Lothar Schmid was born on May 10, 1928 in Germany (He dies at the age of 85, on May 18, 2013).

Grandmaster and arbiter in chess who is most known for deciding the classic match between Chess Player Bobby Fischer and Chess Player Boris Spassky.

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Lothar Schmid before becoming famous

Lothar Schmid was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1928 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dragon (龍).

When he was 15, he won the Dresden Chess Championship.

Achievement of Lothar Schmid

He was a very accomplished correspondence chess player, and it was said that he once had the world's largest known private chess library.

Lothar Schmid's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

When he was younger, his family ran a publishing house.

Lothar Schmid Collabed with

When Chess Player Bobby Fischer beat Chess Player Boris Spassky in 1972, he was the Chief Arbiter.

Bobby Fischer (1943 - 2008) (Chess Player)
Bobby Fischer (1943 - 2008)

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Boris Spassky, 87 (Chess Player)
Boris Spassky, 87

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Lothar Schmid Income & Net worth

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