| Friedrich Baumbach | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Friedrich Fritz Baumbach |
| Country | Germany |
| Born | September 8, 1935 Weimar, Germany |
| Title | Grandmaster |
Dr Friedrich (Fritz) Baumbach (born September 8, 1935 in Weimar, Germany) is a German chess grandmaster of correspondence chess, most famous for being the eleventh ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1983 and 1989. He was also East German Champion in 1970.
He placed 2nd= in a "champion of champions" tournament, the ICCF 50 Years World Champion Jubilee, behind Mikhail Umansky. This was a special invitational correspondence tournament involving all living former ICCF World Champions—see World Champions Jubilee Tournament (2003).
| Preceded by Victor Palciauskas |
World Correspondence Chess Champion 1983–1989 |
Succeeded by Grigory Sanakoev |