Birthdate: May 11, 1924

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Bělá pod Bezdězem, Czechia

Died: March 6, 2003

Luděk Pachman was a Czechoslovak-German chess player, political activist, and chess writer. Pachman, who was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1954, won seven Czechoslovak championship titles between 1946 and 1966. Luděk Pachman published 80 books in five languages and became the leading opening expert in the world during the 1950s with the publication of his book, Theory of Modern Chess.