Wolfgang Uhlmann
German chess player (1935-2020) · Germany · On the map · Chess Players · Died at 85
Wolfgang Uhlmann was a German chess grandmaster. He was East Germany's most successful chess player between the mid-1950s and the late 1980s, reaching the 1971 Candidates Tournament. During his career, Uhlmann played many of the top players of the time and won the East Germany Chess Championships 11 times.
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Uhlmann continued to play chess into his later years, before dying at the age of 85 in Dresden.
Country
Germany
Category
Chess Players
Type
Chess Player
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1935 to 2020 · aged 85
