Friedrich Baumbach
German chess player (1935–2025)
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Friedrich (Fritz) Baumbach (8 September 1935 – 24 April 2025) was a German International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster, most famous for being the eleventh ICCF World Champion from 1983 to 1989. He was also East German Champion in 1970.
Born8 September 1935
Died24 April 2025 (aged 89)
Berlin, Germany
CountryGermany
Title
- ICCF Grandmaster (1973)
- FIDE Master (1985)
Baumbach in 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 September 1935 |
| Died | 24 April 2025 (aged 89) Berlin, Germany |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Germany |
| Title |
|
| 1983–89 | |
| FIDE rating | 2131 (October 2021) |
| Peak rating | 2460 (July 1971) |
| ICCF rating | 2399 (October 2021) |
| ICCF peak rating | 2562 (July 1994) |
Biography
Baumbach 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]
He was a chemist by profession. He received his doctorate in 1966. From 2000 he worked as a freelance patent attorney.
Baumbach died in Berlin on 24 April 2025, at the age of 89.[2]
