István Csom

István Csom (Amsterdam, 1974)

István Csom (June 2, 1940 – July 28, 2021) was a Hungarian chess Grandmaster and International Arbiter. He became an International Master in 1967 and a Grandmaster in 1973. He was Hungarian Champion in 1972 and 1973. He was born in Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary. Csom played for the Hungarian team in seven Chess Olympiads.[1]

Csom died on July 28, 2021 in Budapest at the age of 81.[2]

References

  1. Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: István Csom". OlimpBase. Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  2. I, K. T. (2021-07-28). "Gyász: elhunyt Csom István sakkolimpiai bajnok - NSO". NSO.hu (in magyar). Retrieved 2021-07-29.