Lubomir Kavalek
Lubomir Kavalek | |
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Kavalek in 1968 | |
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| Born | August 9, 1943 Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
| Died | January 18, 2021 (aged 77) Reston, Virginia, U.S. |
| Title | Grandmaster (1965) |
| Peak rating | 2625 (May 1974) |
| Peak ranking | No. 10 (May 1974) |
Lubomir (Lubosh) Kavalek (Czech: Lubomír Kaválek, August 9, 1943 – January 18, 2021) was a Czech-American chess player. He was awarded both the International Master and International Grandmaster titles by FIDE in 1965. He won two Czechoslovak and three U.S. championships, and was ranked as the world's No. 10 player in 1974. He was inducted into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame in 2001. Kavalek was also a chess coach, organizer, teacher, commentator, author and award-winning columnist.