Géza Nagy
Hungarian chess player (1892–1953)
Géza Nagy (29 December 1892 in Satoraljaujhely – 13 August 1953 in Kaposvár) was a Hungarian chess master.
He was Hungarian Champion in 1924. He took 6th at Budapest 1926 (Grandmasters Ernst Grünfeld and Mario Monticelli won).
Nagy played for Hungary in Chess Olympiads:
In 1927 at second board in 1st Chess Olympiad in London (+8 –3 =3);
In 1928 at first board in 2nd Chess Olympiad in The Hague (+9 –2 =5).
He won two team gold medals there.
Nagy was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1950.
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