Bela Tóth (chess player)

Béla Tóth was born in Hungary but moved to Italy in the early 1970s. In 1971 he won bronze medal in Hungarian Chess Championship. In the 1970s Béla Tóth became one of the strongest Italian chess players. He four times won Italian Chess Championship: 1975, 1976, 1980, and 1982. Béla Tóth successfully participated in international chess tournaments held in Italy. He has won the Bratto chess festival three times: in 1978, 1979 and 1983. Béla Tóth finished 2nd in the Banco di Roma chess tournaments in 1976 and 1977, and 3rd-4th in the 1984 tournament. In 1978 he won the 11th European Correspondence Chess Championship (1973-78).[1] In 1982, playing in the first board, Béla Tóth won the 19th Italian Team Chess Championship with chess club Milanese Chess Society.

Béla Tóth played for Italy in the Chess Olympiads:[2]

• In 1974, at third board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice (+9, =2, -6),
• In 1976, at second board in the 22nd Chess Olympiad in Haifa (+7, =3, -2) and won individual silver medal,
• In 1980, at first board in the 24th Chess Olympiad in La Valletta (+4, =4, -4),
• In 1984, at second board in the 26th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+4, =3, -5).

Béla Tóth played for Italy in the Men's Chess Mitropa Cup:[3]

• In 1978, at second board in the 3rd Chess Mitropa Cup in Ciocco (+4, =0, -1) and won team gold medal,
• In 1979, at first board in the 4th Chess Mitropa Cup in Bern (+2, =1, -2).

In 1974, Béla Tóth awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title but in 2004 he awarded International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster title.

In the mid-1980s Béla Tóth moved to Allschwil in Switzerland, where he works as an instructor at the local chess club. He has written several chess books, including Damengambits Minoritätsangriff (1987) and Die Russische Verteidigung (1987).

• Bela Toth rating card at FIDE
• Bela Toth player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Béla Tóth chess games at 365chess.com