- Gyula Breyer
Gyula Breyer (
April 30 ,1893 –November 9 ,1921 ) was a Hungarianchess player. He was a leading member of the hypermodern school of chess theory, which favored controlling the center with pieces on the wings.Breyer was born in
Budapest . In 1912 he won the Hungarian championship inTemesvar . He had a plus record againstMax Euwe (later world champion). He beat Euwe with black pieces inVienna in 1921:1.e4 Nc6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.d4 e5 4.dxe5 Nxe5 5.f4 Nc6 6.e5 Ng8 7.Bc4 d6 8.Nf3 Bg4 9.O-O Qd7 10.Qe1 O-O-O 11.Ng5 dxe5 12.Kh1 f6 13.Nf7 Na5 14.Nxd8 Nxc4 15.Qe4 Nd6 16.Qb4 Be7 17.fxe5 fxe5 18.Nxb7 Nxb7 19.Rf8+ Bxf8 20.Qxf8+ Qd8 21.Qxg7 Nf6 22.Bg5 Rg8 23.Qh6 Rg6 24.Qh4 Nd6 25.Rf1 Nf5 26.Qxg4 Nxg427.Bxd8 Nge3 28.Rf3 Kxd8 29.h3 Rg3 30.Rxg3 Nxg3+ 0-1
Breyer is also recognized for the Breyer Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 ef 3.Qf3), a variation of the
King's Gambit . In the ClosedRuy Lopez , a system named after him, involves black re-routing his queen's knight to d7 for increased flexibility; this became a fashionable variation of the 1960s and a favourite of ex-world championBoris Spassky .Breyer died in
Bratislava of a heart attack. He was buried in Bratislava and after exhumation in 1987 has been buried in theKerepesi Cemetery in Budapest.References
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* [http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hans72.pdf An amazing game against Esser]
* [http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/breyer.html Gyula Breyer dictum: after 1 e4 White’s game is in the last throes]
* [http://mathpuzzle.com/retrograde.html A retrograde problem of Breyer]
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