Friedrich Baumbach
Baumbach in 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 September 1935 |
| Died | 24 April 2025 (aged 89) Berlin, Germany |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Germany |
| Title |
|
| ICCF World Champion | 1983–89 |
| FIDE rating | 2131 (October 2021) |
| Peak rating | 2460 (July 1971) |
| ICCF rating | 2399 (October 2021) |
| ICCF peak rating | 2562 (July 1994) |
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
- ^ "50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament (2003)". www.chessgames.com. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ Paul Werner Wagner: "Fritz Baumbach verstorben". chessbase.com, 5 May 2025 (in German). Retrieved 6 May 2025.
External links
- Friedrich Baumbach player details at ICCF
- Friedrich Baumbach rating card at FIDE
- Friedrich Baumbach player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Baumbach at Chessmail.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-05-23)