Egon Varnusz
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Egon Varnusz was a Hungarian chess
Master and writer.
s: in 1958, 1961, 1963, 1965, and 1966. In 1966, he made his best career result with 10.5/18, for 6th place, as Gideon Barcza won. Varnusz shared 2nd-3rd places in the medium-strength Master event at Salgotarjan
1978 with 10/13 (http://www.chessmetrics.com, the Egon Varnusz player file). He holds the title of FM (FIDE Master), and his current FIDE rating is 2345, as of October 1, 2007.
Die ansgewahlten Partien von Lajos Portisch
, by Egon Varnusz, Harri Deutsch 1990, ISBN 963-13-3707-3, in German.
Wie spielt man Bogo-Indisch, by Egon Varnusz, Dreir Publishers 1989, in German.
Play Anti-Indian Systems, by Egon Varnusz, Franckh-Kosmos 1990, ISBN 3-440-06156-6.
Play the Caro-Kann, by Egon Varnusz, MacMillan 1991 (2nd edition), ISBN 1-8574-40-137.
Semi-Slawisch 1 -- Meraner Variante, by Egon Varnusz, Dreier Publishers 1992, in German.
Semi-Slawisch 2 -- Antimeraner, by Egon Varnusz, Dreier Publishers 1992, in German.
Angenommenes Damengambit (Queen's Gambit Accepted), by Egon Varnusz, Düsseldorf 1994, Schachverlag Manfred Maguer, ISBN 3-925691-11-1, in German. English version (pub. Schmidt Schach) translated by Gábor Pirisi.
Neuerungen in Slawisch, by Egon Varnusz, Dreier Publishers 1994, in German.
Slawisch, by Egon Varnusz, Dreier Publishers 1994, in German.
Paul Keres
Best Games, Volume I: Closed Games, by Egon Varnusz, London 1994, Cadogan Chess, ISBN 1-85744-064-1.
Paul Keres
Best Games, Volume II: Semi-Open Games, by Egon Varnusz, London 1994, Cadogan Chess, ISBN 0-08-037139-6.
Aljechin
, der Grosste, by Egon Varnusz and Arpad Walter Foldeak, Düsseldorf 1994, Schachverlag Manfred Maguer, ISBN 3-89597-254-1.
Klassische System / Spanisch ohne a6, by Egon Varnusz, 1995, Becker Publishers.
Emanuel Lasker
Games 1889-1907, by Egon Varnusz, 1998, Schmidt Schach Publishers.
M.M. Botvinnik
I, Games 1924-1940, by Egon Varnusz, 1999, Schmidt Schach Publishers.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
Master and writer.
Biography
Varnusz competed in five Hungarian Chess ChampionshipHungarian Chess Championship
The inaugural Hungarian Chess Championship was held in the city of Győr in 1906. Initially, there was no governing body responsible for its organisation, until the formation of the Hungarian Chess Federation. The HCF first appeared in 1911, but failed to establish itself properly until 1923...
s: in 1958, 1961, 1963, 1965, and 1966. In 1966, he made his best career result with 10.5/18, for 6th place, as Gideon Barcza won. Varnusz shared 2nd-3rd places in the medium-strength Master event at Salgotarjan
Salgótarján
Salgótarján is a city with county rights in Nógrád county, north-eastern Hungary.-Location:At the foot of Karancs mountain, in the Cserhát hills, 250 meters above sea level, north-east from Budapest, west from Miskolc...
1978 with 10/13 (http://www.chessmetrics.com, the Egon Varnusz player file). He holds the title of FM (FIDE Master), and his current FIDE rating is 2345, as of October 1, 2007.
Writings
Varnusz is best known as a chess writer, and has published 15 titles, in both German and English (translated). Here is a list of his book titles (http://www.chessworld.org, the Egon Varnusz entry).Die ansgewahlten Partien von Lajos Portisch
Lajos Portisch
Lajos Portisch is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster, whose positional style earned him the nickname, the "Hungarian Botvinnik"...
, by Egon Varnusz, Harri Deutsch 1990, ISBN 963-13-3707-3, in German.
Wie spielt man Bogo-Indisch, by Egon Varnusz, Dreir Publishers 1989, in German.
Play Anti-Indian Systems, by Egon Varnusz, Franckh-Kosmos 1990, ISBN 3-440-06156-6.
Play the Caro-Kann, by Egon Varnusz, MacMillan 1991 (2nd edition), ISBN 1-8574-40-137.
Semi-Slawisch 1 -- Meraner Variante, by Egon Varnusz, Dreier Publishers 1992, in German.
Semi-Slawisch 2 -- Antimeraner, by Egon Varnusz, Dreier Publishers 1992, in German.
Angenommenes Damengambit (Queen's Gambit Accepted), by Egon Varnusz, Düsseldorf 1994, Schachverlag Manfred Maguer, ISBN 3-925691-11-1, in German. English version (pub. Schmidt Schach) translated by Gábor Pirisi.
Neuerungen in Slawisch, by Egon Varnusz, Dreier Publishers 1994, in German.
Slawisch, by Egon Varnusz, Dreier Publishers 1994, in German.
Paul Keres
Paul Keres
Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....
Best Games, Volume I: Closed Games, by Egon Varnusz, London 1994, Cadogan Chess, ISBN 1-85744-064-1.
Paul Keres
Paul Keres
Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....
Best Games, Volume II: Semi-Open Games, by Egon Varnusz, London 1994, Cadogan Chess, ISBN 0-08-037139-6.
Aljechin
Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
, der Grosste, by Egon Varnusz and Arpad Walter Foldeak, Düsseldorf 1994, Schachverlag Manfred Maguer, ISBN 3-89597-254-1.
Klassische System / Spanisch ohne a6, by Egon Varnusz, 1995, Becker Publishers.
Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years...
Games 1889-1907, by Egon Varnusz, 1998, Schmidt Schach Publishers.
M.M. Botvinnik
Mikhail Botvinnik
Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik, Ph.D. was a Soviet and Russian International Grandmaster and three-time World Chess Champion. Working as an electrical engineer and computer scientist at the same time, he was one of the very few famous chess players who achieved distinction in another career while...
I, Games 1924-1940, by Egon Varnusz, 1999, Schmidt Schach Publishers.