Karoly Honfi

The native form of this personal name is Honfi Károly. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Károly Honfi (October 25, 1930 – August 14, 1996) was a Hungarian chess player who held the chess title of International Master. Honfi was posthumously awarded the title of Honorary Grandmaster.^[1][2]

Karoly Honfi
Károly Honfi, c. 1980s
Country	Hungary
Born	(1930-10-25)October 25, 1930 Budapest, Hungary
Died	August 14, 1996(1996-08-14) (aged 65) Budapest, Hungary
Title	Grandmaster (1996)
Peak rating	2470 (May 1974)

Biography

Honfi was born in Budapest on October 25, 1930. His father was also a successful chess player.^[3] He was the vice champion of Hungary in 1958, and became an International Master in 1962.^[4] He earned the Correspondence Chess International Master title in 1991.