Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A shekarar 1966 an ba shi lambar yabo ta FIDE International Master. A cikin
Wasannin Olympics na 1966 a Havana, ya zira kwallaye 11/12 (nasara goma da wasa biyu) a matsayin ajiya ta biyu don lashe lambar tagulla ta tawagar Hungary, inda ya lashe lambar zinare ta mutum don kwamitin na shida. A cikin 1967 an ba shi lambar yabo ta Grandmaster.