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Gyula Sax, Hungarian chess player (died 2014)
Gyula Sax was a Hungarian chess grandmaster and international arbiter. In 1972, he won the European Junior Chess Championship in Groningen. He was awarded the IM title in 1972 and the GM title in 1974. He won the 1978 Canadian Open Chess Championship and the strong Lugano Open in 1984.
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Gyula Sax was born in 1951. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Gyula Sax's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1951 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.27 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $8,800 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $5,500 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.75 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.53 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 154.0M | 341 million |
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