Lothar Vogt

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Lothar Vogt
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Vogt in 2010
CountryEast Germany (1967-1990)
Germany (1990-)
Born (1952-01-17) 17 January 1952 (age 72)
Görlitz, East Germany
Title Grandmaster (1976)
Peak rating 2530 (July 1992)

Lothar Vogt (born 17 January 1952) is a German chess FIDE Grandmaster (GM) (1976), two-time East Germany Chess Championship winner (1977, 1979), European Team Chess Championship team bronze medal winner (1970).

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Biography

In 1968, Lothar Vogt won the East Germany Youth Chess Championship. In the 1970s and 1980s, he was one of the leaders in East Germany chess, winning two gold medals (Suhl in 1977 and Frankfurt in 1979) in East Germany Chess Championships. [1]

He has appeared in many international chess tournaments, with successes including in Warsaw (1969, 1st place), Zinnowitz (1970, shared 1st-2nd place), Starý Smokovec (1972, shared 1st-2nd place and 1979, shared 1st-2nd place), Leipzig (1974, shared 1st-2nd place), Kecskemét (1977, 1st place), Nałęczów (1979, shared 1st-3rd place), Polanica-Zdrój (1982, shared 1st-2nd place in Rubinstein Memorial) and in Valby, (1991, shared 1st-4th place). In 2002, Lothar Vogt won the Open tournament in Leukerbad, while in 2006, he ranked 1st before Andrei Sokolov in Lenk.

Lothar Vogt played for East Germany in the Chess Olympiads: [2]

Lothar Vogt played for East Germany in the European Team Chess Championship: [3]

In 1973, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title three years later.

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References

  1. "Deutsche Schachmeisterschaften - Deutscher Schachbund". www.schachbund.de.
  2. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Lothar Vogt". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Lothar Vogt". www.olimpbase.org.