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András Adorján (born March 31, 1950) is known as an author and Hungarian International Grandmaster of chess. March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ...
1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ...
The title Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. ...
Chess is an abstract strategy board game and mental sport for two players. ...
Born in Budapest, the young Adorjan proved himself a very strong junior player. Many of his earliest games were played under the name A. Jocha. Nickname: Paris of the East, Pearl of the Danubeor Queen of the Danube Location of Budapest in Hungary Country Hungary County Pest Mayor Gábor Demszky (SZDSZ) Area - City 525,16 km² - Land n/a km² - Water n/a km² Population - City (2006) 1,695,000 - Density 3570/km...
In 1969-70, he secured himself the title of European Junior Champion and in 1969 at Stockholm, finished runner-up in the World Junior Chess Championship to Anatoly Karpov. Qualification as an International Master came in 1970 and as a Grandmaster in 1973. The latter was also the year that he won (jointly) his first Hungarian Championship, going on to a further (this time outright) victory in 1984. The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 event (players must have been under 20 years old on the 1st of January in the year of competition). ...
Anatoly Karpov Anatoli Yevgenyevich Karpov (Russian: ) (born May 23, 1951) is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. ...
The title International Master is awarded to outstanding chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. The title is open to both men and women. ...
Other tournament successes (finishing either first or joint first) included Varna 1972, Osijek 1978, Budapest 1982, Gjovik 1983, Esbjerg 1985 and New York Open 1987. In an interview, he recounts the story of his telephoned invitation to Luhacovice in 1973; he enquired - "Is there a GM norm on offer?", to which came the answer "Yes". His next question - "When does it start?" was met with the reply "Half an hour ago". He also went on to win that tournament.
At the Riga Interzonal of 1979, he finished joint 3rd and qualified as a World Championship Candidate, eventually losing to Robert Hubner in the Quarter Finals. Interzonal chess tournaments were tournaments organized by FIDE, the World Chess Federation. ...
Doctor Robert Hübner (born November 6, 1948 in West Germany) is a respected German chess Grandmaster and papyrologist (recognised as an expert in Egyptian hieroglyphics). ...
In team chess, Adorjan has an excellent record. Competing at the Chess Olympiad of 1978, he helped Hungary to capture the gold medal from the mighty Soviet team who had convincingly won the event since 1952. His further participation in 1984, 1986 and 1988 contributed to a top five finish on each occasion. Compatriots Lajos Portisch, Zoltan Ribli and Gyula Sax were also at the peak of their playing strength during this period. The Chess Olympiad is a chess event which has been officially organised by FIDE since 1927 and takes place in even years. ...
Lajos Portisch is a Hungarian chess player, born in 1937, whose positional style earned him the nickname of the Hungarian Botvinnik. One of the strongest non-Soviet grandmasters in the 1960s and 1970s, he participated in 12 straight interzonals and qualified for the candidates cycle 5 times. ...
Zoltán Ribli (born September 6, 1951 in Mohács) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster and three times national champion. ...
Gyula Sax (born June 18, 1951 Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian chess player. ...
Adorjan has also worked over the years, sometimes secretly, as a second to Garry Kasparov and to Peter Leko, helping them to prepare for important World Championship matches. Garry Kasparov Garry Kimovich Kasparov (Russian: ; IPA: ) (born April 13, 1963, in Baku, Azerbaijan) is a chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion. ...
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Current World Champion, Vladimir Kramnik. ...
In recent years he has played less and concentrated more on writing, becoming renowned for his series of books championing the cause of the player of the black pieces - Black is OK, Black is Still OK and Black is OK Forever. The books challenge the popular perceptions of black's chances and diagrammed positions are even presented with the black pieces playing up the board. For their creativity with the black pieces, Adorjan cites the games of Tony Miles and Alexander Morozevich as a source of inspiration. Anthony John Miles (April 23, 1955 – November 12, 2001) was an English chess player. ...
Alexander Morozevich Alexander Morozevich (ÐлекÑандр МорозеÌвич) (born July 18, 1977) is a Russian chess player. ...
His writing is always imaginative, quirky and anecdotal. In one review, it was suggested that Adorjan's books could have been co-authored by Botvinnik and Monty Python. Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik (IPA: ; Russian: ) (August 17, 1911 [O.S. August 4] - May 5, 1995) was a Jewish Russian International Grandmaster and long-time World Champion of chess. ...
Monty Python, or The Pythons, is the collective name of the creators of Monty Pythons Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. ...
In the field of chess opening theory, Adorjan's passions have in many ways mirrored the theme of his books. Typical is his handling of the 'Hedgehog System' versus the English Opening. The system seeks to neutralise white's first move advantage by engineering rapid piece development on the queenside, behind flexible, low-key pawn moves (such as d6, a6 and b6). The formation is said to resemble the prickly spines of the hedgehog, repelling premature attacks and offering no soft targets. A chess opening is the group of initial moves of a chess game (the opening moves). ...
In chess, the Hedgehog Defence is a variant of the Queens Indian Defense. ...
The English Opening is the chess opening 1. ...
Adorjan´s other passion is music. He has composed many songs and also translated Godspell into Hungarian.
References
- Hooper, David and Kenneth Whyld (1996). The Oxford Companion To Chess. Oxford University. ISBN 0-19-280049-3.
Kenneth Whyld (March 6, 1926 - July 11, 2003) was a British chess author and researcher, best known as the co-author (with David Hooper) of the Oxford Companion to Chess, the standard single-volume chess reference work in English. ...
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