1940 - 2021
István Csom (2 June 1940 – 28 July 2021) was a Hungarian chess player who held the FIDE titles of Grandmaster and International Arbiter. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1967 and the Grandmaster title in 1973. He was Hungarian Champion in 1972 and 1973 (jointly). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of István Csom has received more than 17,314 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). István Csom is the 73rd most popular chess player (up from 143rd in 2019), the 316th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 459th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Hungarian Chess Player.
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Among chess players, István Csom ranks 73 out of 374. Before him are Semyon Alapin, Isidor Gunsberg, Maia Chiburdanidze, Isaac Boleslavsky, Luděk Pachman, and Alessandro Salvio. After him are Alexander Petrov, Gideon Ståhlberg, Louis Paulsen, Friðrik Ólafsson, Grigory Levenfish, and Lev Polugaevsky.
1856 - 1923
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 67
1854 - 1930
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 68
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 69
1919 - 1977
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 70
1924 - 2003
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 71
1570 - 1640
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 72
1940 - 2021
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 73
1799 - 1867
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 74
1908 - 1967
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 75
1833 - 1891
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 76
1935 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 77
1889 - 1961
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 78
1934 - 1995
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 79
Among people born in 1940, István Csom ranks 221. Before him are Natalia Makarova, David Koch, Lorenzo Baldisseri, Tony Allen, Silvio Marzolini, and Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni. After him are Richard Williamson, John Lewis, Charles T. Kowal, Jan Eliasson, Ali Saibou, and Manuel Esquivel. Among people deceased in 2021, István Csom ranks 299. Before him are B. J. Thomas, Marie-Claire Blais, George Shultz, Robert Bly, Michael Nesmith, and Gunilla Bergström. After him are Udo Zimmermann, Otar Patsatsia, Romano Fogli, Jiří Čadek, Kamal Ganzouri, and Gerry Ashmore.
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 215
1940 - 2019
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 216
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 217
1940 - 2020
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 218
1940 - 2020
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 219
1940 - 2015
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 220
1940 - 2021
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 221
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 222
1940 - 2020
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 223
1940 - 2011
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 224
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 225
1940 - 2011
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 226
1940 - 2022
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 227
1942 - 2021
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 293
1939 - 2021
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 294
1920 - 2021
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 295
1926 - 2021
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 296
1942 - 2021
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 297
1942 - 2021
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 298
1940 - 2021
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 299
1943 - 2021
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 300
1929 - 2021
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 301
1938 - 2021
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 302
1935 - 2021
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 303
1933 - 2021
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 304
1936 - 2021
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 305
Among people born in Hungary, István Csom ranks 316 out of 866. Before him are Vilmos Zsigmond (1930), Mihály Babits (1883), Pál Csernai (1932), Antal Szerb (1901), Julio Baghy (1891), and Ferenc Farkas (1905). After him are Franz Xaver von Zach (1754), Béla Imrédy (1891), Vilma Bánky (1901), Tivadar Puskás (1844), Miklós Fehér (1979), and Péter Erdő (1952).
1930 - 2016
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 310
1883 - 1941
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 311
1932 - 2013
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 312
1901 - 1945
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 313
1891 - 1967
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 314
1905 - 2000
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 315
1940 - 2021
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 316
1754 - 1832
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 317
1891 - 1946
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 318
1901 - 1991
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 319
1844 - 1893
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 320
1979 - 2004
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 321
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 322
Among chess players born in Hungary, István Csom ranks 6. Before him are Judit Polgár (1976), László Szabó (1917), Lajos Portisch (1937), Géza Maróczy (1870), and Isidor Gunsberg (1854). After him are Zoltán Ribli (1951), István Bilek (1932), András Adorján (1950), Levente Lengyel (1933), Lajos Asztalos (1889), and Győző Forintos (1935).
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 1
1917 - 1998
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 2
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 3
1870 - 1951
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 4
1854 - 1930
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 5
1940 - 2021
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 6
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 7
1932 - 2010
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 8
1950 - 2023
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 9
1933 - 2014
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 10
1889 - 1956
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 11
1935 - 2018
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 12