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Place of Birth: Târgu Mureș, Mureș County
About Bela Soos
- Bela Soos (Hungarian: Soós Béla, born Târgu Mure?, 2 March 1930 - died Frankfurt, 12 September 2007) was a Romanian chess player who was awarded the title of International Master in 1967.
- As a youth, he was a keen football player, representing Dinamo Bucharest during his military service.
- He represented Romania in 4 chess olympiads in 1956, 1962, 1966 and 1968, before defecting to West Germany in the early 1970s.
- Following his defection, all further mention of him was suppressed in Romanian publications.
- He is noted for two wins over leading Soviet grandmaster Efim Geller, including a crushing win in 23 moves at the 1962 olympiad in Varna, Bulgaria.
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