Gedeon (Gideon) Barcza (August 21, 1911 in Kisujszállás – February 27, 1986 in Budapest) was a Hungarian chess master. August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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... A chess master is a chess player of such skill that he can nearly always beat players of the general strength found in chess clubs, who themselves typically can nearly always prevail against the level of play generally possessed by the average player in the general population. ...

In 1940, Barcza took 3rd place, behind Max Euwe, and Milan Vidmar, at Maróczy Jubiläum in Budapest. In September 1942, he took 6th at the first European Championship in Munich. The event was won by Alexander Alekhine. In 1948, he took 2nd in Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary). The event was won by Jan Foltys. In 1948, he tied for 2nd-3rd in Venice. The event was won by Miguel Najdorf. In 1950, he tied for 2nd-4th in Salzbrunn (Szczawno Zdrój). The event was won by Paul Keres. In 1952, he took 15th in Saltsjöbaden (interzonal). In 1957, he won in San Benedetto del Toronto. In 1961, he took 3rd in Vienna. In 1962, he tied for 3rd-6th in Moscow. In 1962, he tied for 14-15th in Stockholm (interzonal). Machgielis (Max) Euwe (last name is pronounced /ø:wÉ™/) (May 20, 1901 – November 26, 1981) was a Dutch chess player. ... Milan Vidmar (June 22, 1885 – October 9, 1962) was a Slovene electrical engineer, chess player, chess theorist, philosopher and writer, born in Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary (now Slovenia). ... Alexander Alekhine Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine (sometimes spelled Aljechin or Alechin) (IPA: , Russian: Александр Александрович Алéхин) (October 31 or November 1, 1892 – March 24, 1946) was a chess master and a former World Chess Champion. ... Miguel Najdorf (born as Mieczysław Najdorf; 1910 - 1997) was a Polish-Argentine chess player. ... Paul Keres Paul Keres (born January 7, 1916, in Narva, Estonia; died June 5, 1975, in Helsinki, Finland) was an Estonian chess grandmaster and one of the strongest chess players of all time, apart from the World chess champions. ...

Barcza won the Hungarian Chess Championship eight times (1942, 1943, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1957, and 1958) and played for Hungarian team in seven Chess Olympiads (1952, 1954, 1956,1958, 1960, 1962, and 1968). He was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1954. This article or section should include material from Chess tournament history The Chess Olympiad is a chess event which has been officially organised by FIDE since 1927 and takes place every second year. ... The title International 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. ...

He is remembered for the opening 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3, known as the Barcza System. Harry Golombek once said of Barcza that he "is a most versatile player in the openings. He plays g2-g3 sometimes on the first, sometimes on the second, sometimes on the third, and sometimes not until the fourth move". Harry Golombek (March 1, 1911–January 7, 1995), was a British chess player and honorary grandmaster. ...

External links

• Gedeon Barcza player profile on Chessgames.com