Zoltán Laborczi

Zoltán Laborczi (Hungarian order: Laborczi Zoltán), born 4 March 1949 in Gyenesdiás, Hungary, is a mathematician and software engineer who represented Hungary at the 9th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in 1967 in Cetinje, Yugoslavia. He studied mathematics at university but worked as an informatician from the outset, specialising in programming languages and compilers (including Simula 67). He is also a leading chess problem composer: an international master of chess composition (1984) and grandmaster (2009), twice Hungarian champion in the fairy-composition category, with 360 published problems and 187 competition awards.

Born 4 March 1949 in Gyenesdiás, Hungary. Represented Hungary at the IMO 1967 (Cetinje, Yugoslavia). Read mathematics at university, then worked as a software engineer/informatician (programming languages, compilers). Long-standing chess problem composer and author; long-time captain of Hungary's team at international chess-composition team competitions.

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LocationGyenesdiás, Hungary

mathematicschess problem compositionprogramming languagescompilerssoftware engineeringSimula 67fairy chess compositionhelpmateschess compositionfairy chessmathematics problems

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Graduated in mathematics but worked as an informatician/software engineer from the start, focused on programming languages and compilers (Simula 67).
Chess composition: first problem published 1979 (Schach-Echo); a long creative break from the mid-1980s was followed by a prolific resumption in 2001.Nov 2021
Authored a 'Simula 67' lecture note (1976), an early Hungarian teaching text on the Simula simulation language.1976
Born 4 March 1949 in Gyenesdiás, Hungary; his birthday appears on the Chess Composers 'March 4th' gallery.Mar 3, 2012
A joint problem with László Lindner placed 5th at the 1983 II World Team Championship for chess composition.1983
An early appearance in the Komal mathematical journal (1964, Arany Dániel competition), indicating an elite mathematical-school trajectory from his teens into the 1967 IMO selection.Dec 1964

AchievementsRepresented Hungary at the 9th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in 1967 · FIDE International Master of Chess Composition (1984) · FIDE Grandmaster of Chess Composition (2009) · Twice Hungarian champion in the fairy-composition (exo) category (2001-2003, 2004-2006) · Published 360 chess compositions, of which 100 were joint works · Scored 11.50 points in FIDE Albums for his composed problems · Long-time team captain of Hungary in international chess-composition team competitions

Awards187 competition awards for chess compositions (52% of works entered), including 25 first prizes and 45 further prizes · Hungarian championship title, fairy-composition category (2001-2003 and 2004-2006)

Competition record