Celebrating his 87th birthday.
Was born in Zalaegerszeg on April, 4. 1937. He became known as an international grandmaster and achieved many outstanding results during his active career. One of the strongest non-Soviet chess players from the early 1960s to the late 1980s also one of the top ten chess players in the world in the 1970s and 1980s. At the age of fifteen he played in the Hungarian league for the first time. In 1955, he took fourth place at the World Youth Championships, in which Boris Spassky, later adult world champion, became the winner. Facts about him: Nine-time Hungarian champion, also Lajos was able to stand on the top step of the podium nine times in the Hungarian chess championship. He participated in 20 Chess Olympiads for the Hungarian National Team, where he won 1 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals. In the World Championship Candidates Tournaments he reached the doubles quarterfinals seven times. In the European Championships won silver and bronze medals. In 2004, he was awarded the title of Athlete of the Nation.
One of the strongest non-Soviet chess players from the early 1960s to the late 1980s.
In 2023 he was elected to the ranks of the members of the World Chess Hall of Fame. During his long and successful career, Lajos Portisch was among the best chess players in the world and was one of the dominant figures in the chess world.
Update by Aggie Reiter
Rolling in Budapest 