Friedrich Baumbach
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Friedrich (Fritz) Baumbach (8 September 1935 – 24 April 2025) was a German International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster, most famous for being the eleventh ICCF World Champion, 1983–1989. He was also East German Champion in 1970.
Biography
Baumbach tied for second place behind Mikhail Umansky in a "champion of champions" tournament, the ICCF 50 Years World Champion Jubilee. This was a special invitational correspondence tournament involving all living former ICCF World Champions.[1]
He was a chemist by profession. He received his doctorate in 1966. From 2000 he worked as a freelance patent attorney.
Baumbach died in Berlin on 24 April 2025, at the age of 89.[2]
References
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- ↑ World Champions Jubilee Tournament (2003)
- ↑ Paul Werner Wagner: "Fritz Baumbach verstorben". chessbase.com, 5 May 2025 (in German). Retrieved 6 May 2025.
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