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Friedrich Baumbach

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Friedrich Baumbach
Baumbach in 2008
LandDeutschland
Born (1935-09-08) 8 September 1935 (age 89)
Weimar, Germany
Titel
ICCF World Champion1983–89
FIDE rating2131 (October 2021)
Peak rating2460 (July 1971)
ICCF rating2399 (October 2021)
ICCF peak rating2562 (July 1994)

Dr Friedrich (Fritz) Baumbach (born 8 September 1935 in Weimar, Germany) is a German International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster, most famous for being the eleventh ICCF World Champion, 1983–89. He was also East German Champion in 1970.

He tied for second place behind Mikhail Umansky in a "champion of champions" tournament, the ICCF 50 Years World Champion Jubilee. This was a special invitational correspondence tournament involving all living former ICCF World Champions.[1]

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Preceded by World Correspondence Chess Champion
1983–1989
Succeeded by