Lajos Portisch, Hungarian Grandmaster, 8-time Hungarian Champion and aria singer, made the ceremonial first move today at the beginning of the round in the game between Richard Rapport (???????? Hungary) and Alexandr Predke (???????? Serbia).♟️
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— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) September 21, 2024
88 years old today – the legendary Hungarian grandmaster Lajos Portisch.
Pictured here at the Amsterdam OHRA tournament of 1984.
(????: R. Croes / ANEFO, via https://t.co/e2iVaUoczp.) #chess pic.twitter.com/uHby3dkFag— Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess) April 4, 2025
I try not to fanboy when on duty, but Lajos Portisch is a true legend of our sport and a distinguished gentleman. Happy to meet him at his opera arias concert tonight! #ChessOlympiad pic.twitter.com/2kIugmf8qZ
— Vlad Ghita (covering Olympiad) (@vlad_chess) September 17, 2024
