Zoltan Sarosy (August 23, 1906 – June 19, 2017)[2] was a Hungarian-Canadian professional chess master, he was born in Budapest and won numerous tournaments in his native country before immigrating to Toronto in the early 1950s.
Sarosy won chess tournaments in several cities in Hungary including Nagykanizsa (1929), Pécs (1932), and Budapest (1934). During World War II he won the Hungarian Master Candidates Tournament in 1943.[4] After the war, following a period in a refugee camp in West Germany, he moved to France in 1948. He drew a training match (2–2) with Alsace Champion Henri Sapin in 1950 and then emigrated to Canada, arriving in Halifax and then settling in Toronto. In Toronto he took up correspondence chess and was thrice Canadian Correspondence Champion (1967, 1972, 1981).[4] In 2006 he was inducted into the Canadian Chess Hall of Fame.[5][6] He was still actively playing chess at the age of 107.[7]
Later life
At the end of World War II after having fled Hungary where he served as a military translator, and divorced his first wife after she refused to move to Canada.[4] After divorcing his first wife, he married Hella Mällo (1930-1998), an Estonian immigrant, in Canada.[citation needed] On August 23, 2016, Sarosy became a supercentenarian, when he reached the age of 110 years, and at the time was the oldest known living man and fourth oldest known living person in Canada.[4][1] Sarosy died on June 19, 2017, in Toronto, Canada.
References
^ abKate McGillivray (August 23, 2016). "Chess master turns 110 years old". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
^"Zoltan Sarosy, Chess Master, passes away at 110". chessbase.com. June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
^Fred Langan (August 12, 2016). "Hungarian chess master living in Toronto tells tales from his 110 years". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
^ abcdEszter Vass (August 22, 2016). "The Oldest Man In Canada Is A 110-Year-Old Hungarian Chess Player". Daily News Hungary. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
^Canadian Chess Hall of Fame Inductee 2006, ncf.ca; accessed May 26, 2014.
^Bottlik, Ivan, "Zoltan Sarosy: the oldest sportsman in the world?", Chess Vol. 71 September 24–25, 2006
^"Dust settles. People shouldn't". Staff. Human Unlimited. January 16, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
Sources
Zoltan Sarosy player profile and games at Chessgames.com
Berry, Jonathan, "Chess", The Globe and Mail, December 30, 2006, pg. R17
Berry, J. "Chess", The Globe and Mail, September 16, 2006, pg. R25
Berry, J. "Chess", The Globe and Mail, April 14, 2007, pg. R25
March 03, 2023
zoltan, sarosy, native, form, this, personal, name, sárosy, zoltán, this, article, uses, western, name, order, when, mentioning, individuals, august, 1906, june, 2017, hungarian, canadian, professional, chess, master, born, budapest, numerous, tournaments, nat. The native form of this personal name is Sarosy Zoltan This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals Zoltan Sarosy August 23 1906 June 19 2017 2 was a Hungarian Canadian professional chess master he was born in Budapest and won numerous tournaments in his native country before immigrating to Toronto in the early 1950s Zoltan SarosyBorn 1906 08 23 August 23 1906Budapest Austria HungaryDied 2017 06 19 June 19 2017 aged 110 years 300 days Toronto Ontario CanadaOccupationProfessional chess playerKnown forWinner of chess tournamentssupercentenarian 1 Spouse s First wife married 1931 1950 Divorced Hella Mallo married 1950 1998 her death Contents 1 Early life 2 Tournaments 3 Later life 4 References 5 SourcesEarly life EditSarosy was born in Budapest Austria Hungary on August 23 1906 3 Tournaments EditSarosy won chess tournaments in several cities in Hungary including Nagykanizsa 1929 Pecs 1932 and Budapest 1934 During World War II he won the Hungarian Master Candidates Tournament in 1943 4 After the war following a period in a refugee camp in West Germany he moved to France in 1948 He drew a training match 2 2 with Alsace Champion Henri Sapin in 1950 and then emigrated to Canada arriving in Halifax and then settling in Toronto In Toronto he took up correspondence chess and was thrice Canadian Correspondence Champion 1967 1972 1981 4 In 2006 he was inducted into the Canadian Chess Hall of Fame 5 6 He was still actively playing chess at the age of 107 7 Later life EditAt the end of World War II after having fled Hungary where he served as a military translator and divorced his first wife after she refused to move to Canada 4 After divorcing his first wife he married Hella Mallo 1930 1998 an Estonian immigrant in Canada citation needed On August 23 2016 Sarosy became a supercentenarian when he reached the age of 110 years and at the time was the oldest known living man and fourth oldest known living person in Canada 4 1 Sarosy died on June 19 2017 in Toronto Canada References Edit a b Kate McGillivray August 23 2016 Chess master turns 110 years old Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved September 19 2016 Zoltan Sarosy Chess Master passes away at 110 chessbase com June 21 2017 Retrieved June 22 2017 Fred Langan August 12 2016 Hungarian chess master living in Toronto tells tales from his 110 years The Globe and Mail Retrieved August 15 2016 a b c d Eszter Vass August 22 2016 The Oldest Man In Canada Is A 110 Year Old Hungarian Chess Player Daily News Hungary Retrieved August 23 2016 Canadian Chess Hall of Fame Inductee 2006 ncf ca accessed May 26 2014 Bottlik Ivan Zoltan Sarosy the oldest sportsman in the world Chess Vol 71 September 24 25 2006 Dust settles People shouldn t Staff Human Unlimited January 16 2015 Retrieved June 15 2016 Sources EditZoltan Sarosy player profile and games at Chessgames com Berry Jonathan Chess The Globe and Mail December 30 2006 pg R17 Berry J Chess The Globe and Mail September 16 2006 pg R25 Berry J Chess The Globe and Mail April 14 2007 pg R25 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zoltan Sarosy amp oldid 1113333620, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
