Egon Varnusz
Hungarian chess player (1933–2008)
Egon Varnusz (born Budapest, Hungary, November 15, 1933 – Budapest, June 26, 2008) was a Hungarian chess Master and writer.
Biography
Varnusz competed in five Hungarian Chess Championships: 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 Salgótarján 1978 with 10/13.
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 ausgewählten 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 1-85744-013-7.
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