Friedrich Baumbach

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, 1983–1989. He was also East German Champion in 1970.

Friedrich Baumbach
Baumbach in 2008
Country	Germany
Born	(1935-09-08) 8 September 1935 (age 89) Weimar, Germany
Title	ICCF Grandmaster (1973) FIDE Master (1985)
ICCF World Champion	1983–89
FIDE rating	2131 (October 2021)
Peak rating	2460 (July 1971)
ICCF rating	2399 (October 2021)
ICCF peak rating	2562 (July 1994)

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]

Baumbach is a chemist by profession. He received his doctorate in 1966. Since 2000 he has been working as a freelance patent attorney.

References

1. World Champions Jubilee Tournament (2003)

External links

• Friedrich Baumbach player details at ICCF
• Friedrich Baumbach rating card at FIDE
• Friedrich Baumbach player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Baumbach at Chessmail.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-05-23)

Preceded by Victor Palciauskas	World Correspondence Chess Champion 1983–1989	Succeeded by Grigory Sanakoev