- Győző Forintos
Győző Victor Forintos (born
30 July 1935 ,Budapest ) is a Hungarianchess master and by profession, an economist.He first participated in the Hungarian Championship as early as 1954 and became the national champion in 1968/9.
In tournaments he was 1st at Reggio Emilia 1962/3, 2nd at Wijk aan Zee 1970 (after Andersson), 1st at
Baja 1971, 3rd atCaorle 1972, 2nd atVrnjačka Banja 1973, 2nd atReykjavík 1974 (after Smyslov, but ahead of Bronstein), 2nd atNovi Sad 1974, 2nd= atLone Pine 1976 (after Petrosian), 2nd atSarajevo 1978, and 1st= at thePerpignan Open 1987.He played for Hungary in six
Chess Olympiad s (1958, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1972, and 1974). In 1958, he took an individual gold medal for his impressive 80% score and has also won silver and bronze team medals.As a writer on chess, he has produced two notable books on the opening in the English language, both co-authored by Ervin Haag: "
Petroff Defence ", MacMillan Chess Library, 1992 and "Easy Guide to the 5.Nge2King's Indian ", Everyman, 2000. The latter describes a fairly offbeat method of playing white against the King's Indian. Sometimes referred to as the 'Hungarian Attack', it is a system that Forintos has himself developed and become a leading expert on.Forintos was awarded the
International Master title in 1963 and the Grandmaster title in 1974. His daughter Gyongyver, also a chess player, is married to the Anglo-French grandmaster,Tony Kosten .References
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