Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - A cikin 1966 an ba shi lambar yabo ta FIDE International Master. A gasar Olympics ta 1966
a Havana, ya zira kwallaye 11/12 (nasara goma da wasa biyu) a matsayin ajiyar ta biyu ga tawagar Hungary da ta lashe lambar tagulla, inda ya lashe lambar zinare ta mutum don kwamitin na shida. A cikin 1967 an ba shi lambar yabo ta Grandmaster.