András Adorján (born András Jocha; 31 March 1950 – 11 May 2023) was a Hungarian ChessGrandmaster (1973) and author. He adopted his mother's maiden name, Adorján, in 1968.[1]
Other tournament successes (finishing either first or joint first) included Varna 1972, Osijek 1978, Budapest 1982, Gjovik 1983, Esbjerg 1985 and New York Open 1987. In an interview, he recounts the story of his telephoned invitation to Luhacovice in 1973; he enquired—"Is there a GM norm on offer?", to which came the answer "Yes". His next question—"When does it start?" was met with the reply "Half an hour ago". He also went on to win that tournament. At the Riga Interzonal of 1979, he finished joint third and qualified for the World Championship Candidates Tournament via tiebreaks, after drawing a match (+1 −1 =2) with fellow Hungarian Zoltán Ribli. At the Candidates he lost his quarter-final match to Robert Hübner.
In team chess, Adorján had an excellent record. Competing at the Chess Olympiad of 1978, he helped Hungary to capture the gold medal from the Soviet team who had convincingly won the event twelve consecutive times from 1952 through 1974. His further participation in 1984, 1986 and 1988 contributed to a top five finish on each occasion. Compatriots Lajos Portisch, Ribli and Gyula Sax were also at the peak of their playing strength during this period.
Adorján also worked over the years, sometimes secretly, as a second to Garry Kasparov and to Peter Leko, helping them to prepare for important World Championship matches. He was known as a leading expert on the Grünfeld Defence, which was favored by both Kasparov and Leko.
In later years Adorján played less and concentrated more on writing, becoming renowned for his series of books championing the cause of the player of the black pieces—Black is OK, Black is Still OK and Black is OK Forever. The books challenge the popular perceptions of Black's chances and diagrammed positions are even presented with the black pieces playing up the board. For their creativity with the black pieces, Adorján cited the games of Tony Miles and Alexander Morozevich as a source of inspiration.
In one review, it was suggested that Adorján's books could have been co-authored by Botvinnik and Monty Python.
In the field of chess opening theory, Adorján's passions in many ways mirrored the theme of his books. Typical is his handling of the 'Hedgehog System' versus the English Opening. The system seeks to neutralise white's first move advantage by engineering rapid piece development on the queenside, behind flexible, low-key pawn moves (such as d6, a6 and b6). The formation is said to resemble the prickly spines of the hedgehog, repelling premature attacks and offering no soft targets.
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Adorjan redirects here For the Romanian village that bears this name in Hungarian see Livada Satu Mare The native form of this personal name is Adorjan Andras This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Andras Adorjan news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Andras Adorjan born Andras Jocha 31 March 1950 11 May 2023 was a Hungarian Chess Grandmaster 1973 and author He adopted his mother s maiden name Adorjan in 1968 1 Andras AdorjanAdorjan in 1978Full nameAndras JochaCountryHungaryBorn 1950 03 31 31 March 1950Budapest HungaryDied11 May 2023 2023 05 11 aged 73 TitleGrandmasterPeak rating2570 January 1984 Contents 1 Chess career 2 Author 3 Death 4 Books 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksChess career EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message In 1969 1970 Adorjan secured the title of European Junior Champion at the Niemeyer Tournament in Groningen and in 1969 at Stockholm he finished runner up in the World Junior Chess Championship to Anatoly Karpov His qualification as an International Master came in 1970 and as a Grandmaster in 1973 The latter was also the year that he won jointly his first Hungarian Championship going on to a further this time outright victory in 1984 Other tournament successes finishing either first or joint first included Varna 1972 Osijek 1978 Budapest 1982 Gjovik 1983 Esbjerg 1985 and New York Open 1987 In an interview he recounts the story of his telephoned invitation to Luhacovice in 1973 he enquired Is there a GM norm on offer to which came the answer Yes His next question When does it start was met with the reply Half an hour ago He also went on to win that tournament At the Riga Interzonal of 1979 he finished joint third and qualified for the World Championship Candidates Tournament via tiebreaks after drawing a match 1 1 2 with fellow Hungarian Zoltan Ribli At the Candidates he lost his quarter final match to Robert Hubner In team chess Adorjan had an excellent record Competing at the Chess Olympiad of 1978 he helped Hungary to capture the gold medal from the Soviet team who had convincingly won the event twelve consecutive times from 1952 through 1974 His further participation in 1984 1986 and 1988 contributed to a top five finish on each occasion Compatriots Lajos Portisch Ribli and Gyula Sax were also at the peak of their playing strength during this period Adorjan also worked over the years sometimes secretly as a second to Garry Kasparov and to Peter Leko helping them to prepare for important World Championship matches He was known as a leading expert on the Grunfeld Defence which was favored by both Kasparov and Leko Author EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message This section uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves In later years Adorjan played less and concentrated more on writing becoming renowned for his series of books championing the cause of the player of the black pieces Black is OK Black is Still OK and Black is OK Forever The books challenge the popular perceptions of Black s chances and diagrammed positions are even presented with the black pieces playing up the board For their creativity with the black pieces Adorjan cited the games of Tony Miles and Alexander Morozevich as a source of inspiration In one review it was suggested that Adorjan s books could have been co authored by Botvinnik and Monty Python In the field of chess opening theory Adorjan s passions in many ways mirrored the theme of his books Typical is his handling of the Hedgehog System versus the English Opening The system seeks to neutralise white s first move advantage by engineering rapid piece development on the queenside behind flexible low key pawn moves such as d6 a6 and b6 The formation is said to resemble the prickly spines of the hedgehog repelling premature attacks and offering no soft targets Death EditAdorjan died on 11 May 2023 at the age of 73 2 Books EditAdorjan Andras Dory Jeno 1987 Winning With the Grunfeld Macmillan ISBN 0 02 016080 1 Adorjan Andras 1989 Black is OK Batsford ISBN 978 0 7134 5790 2 Adorjan Andras 1998 Black is O K in Rare Openings Caissa Books Adorjan Andras 2004 Black is Still OK Batsford ISBN 978 0 7134 8870 8 Adorjan Andras 2005 Black is OK Forever Batsford ISBN 978 0 7134 8942 2 Notes Edit Adorjan Andras 1989 Black is OK Batsford p 128 ISBN 978 0 7134 5790 2 Meghalt Adorjan Andras in Hungarian jochapress hu 12 May 2023 Retrieved 12 May 2023 References EditHooper David Whyld Kenneth 1984 The Oxford Companion to Chess Oxford University ISBN 0 19 217540 8 External links EditAndras Adorjan player profile and games at Chessgames com Andras Adorjan at 365Chess com Chessville Interview with Andras Adorjan Magister Musicae permanent dead link Andras Adorjan Video Master Classes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andras Adorjan amp oldid 1167818802, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
