Lajos Portisch
Hungarian chess player
Why Is Lajos Portisch Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Lajos Portisch is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster, whose positional style earned him the nickname, the "Hungarian Botvinnik". One of the strongest non-Soviet players from the early 1960s into the late 1980s, he participated in twelve consecutive Interzonals from 1962 through 1993, qualifying for the World Chess Championship Candidates Cycle a total of eight times . Portisch set several all-time records in Chess Olympiads. In Hungarian Chess Championships, he either shared the title or won it outright a total of eight times . He won many strong international tournaments during his career. In 2004, Portisch was awarded the title of 'Nemzet Sportolója' , Hungary's highest national sports achievement award.
