Uhlmann, Wolfgang (29.03.1935)

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Wolfgang Uhlmann is a German chess Grandmaster (1959).

German Champion eleven times (1954-1986). Olympic gold medal for individual results in Tel Aviv 1964. and a bronze medal in Havana 1966.

Best results: German Youth Championship in 1951, 1st; World Championship qualification in Palma de Mallorca 1970, 5-6th (reached the Candidates Matches 1971); International tournament in Sarajevo 1964, 1st-2nd (with Polugaevsky); International tournament in Havana 1964, 1st-2nd (with Smyslov); International tournament in Zagreb 1965, 1st-2nd (with Ivkov); International tournament in Hastings 1965/66, 1st-2nd (with Spassky); International tournament in Szombathely 1966, 1st-2nd (with Bronstein); International tournament in Zinnowitz 1967, 1st-2nd (with Liberzon); Lasker Memorial 1968 in Berlin, 1st-2nd (with Bronstein); Zonal tournament 1969 in Raach, 1st; International tournament in Hastings 1975/76, 1st-3rd (with Bronstein and Hort); International tournament in Skopje 1976, 2nd (behind Karpov); International tournament in Vrbas 1977, 1st; International tournament in Halle 1978, 1st-3rd (with Farago and Knaak); International tournament in Halle 1981, 1st.

Peak rating: 2575 in January 1978