István Abonyi
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István Abonyi was a Hungarian chess
master, who was born and died in Budapest
.
In 1912, Abonyi played the Abonyi Gambit (1.Nf3 d5 2.e4) for the first time.
István Abonyi with Zsigmond Barász
and Gyula Breyer
developed the Budapest Gambit. Abonyi played it against the Dutch surgeon Johannes Esser in a small tournament at Budapest 1916. He published analysis on the Abonyi Variation of the Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.e4 Nxe5 5.f4 Nec6) in 1922 in Deutsches Wochenschach.
He was one of the 15 founders of FIDE on 20th of July 1924, during 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad
in Paris.
On January 21-22, 1928, Abonyi played 300 opponents on 105 boards in Budapest, scoring 79 wins, 6 losses, and 20 draws.
From 1935 to 1939, Abonyi was the president of the International Correspondence Chess Federation (IFSB
).
For many years, Abonyi was the president of the Hungarian Chess Federation and edited the Hungarian chess magazine, Magyar Sakkvilag (Hungarian Chessworld).
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, who was born and died in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
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In 1912, Abonyi played the Abonyi Gambit (1.Nf3 d5 2.e4) for the first time.
István Abonyi with Zsigmond Barász
Zsigmond Barász
Zsigmond Barász was a Hungarian chess master.He took 2nd, behind Zoltán von Balla, at Györ 1906 and lost a match to him there; took 9th at Budapest 1906 , tied for 1st-2nd with Forgács at Budapest 1907 , and took 4th at Székesfehérvár 1907 .Barász won at...
and Gyula Breyer
Gyula Breyer
Gyula Breyer was a Hungarian chess player. He was a leading member of the hypermodern school of chess theory, which favored controlling the center with pressure from the flanks....
developed the Budapest Gambit. Abonyi played it against the Dutch surgeon Johannes Esser in a small tournament at Budapest 1916. He published analysis on the Abonyi Variation of the Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.e4 Nxe5 5.f4 Nec6) in 1922 in Deutsches Wochenschach.
He was one of the 15 founders of FIDE on 20th of July 1924, during 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad
1st unofficial Chess Olympiad
The first Team Chess Tournament had been held by coinciding the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, 12th - 20 July 1924, at Hotel Majestic. The core of the organizing committee were the Frenchmen Pierre Vincent and Alexander Alekhine. Fifty-four players representing 18 countries arrived to Paris...
in Paris.
On January 21-22, 1928, Abonyi played 300 opponents on 105 boards in Budapest, scoring 79 wins, 6 losses, and 20 draws.
From 1935 to 1939, Abonyi was the president of the International Correspondence Chess Federation (IFSB
IFSB
The Internationaler Fernschachbund was an international correspondence chess organisation, founded in 1928. It was superseded in 1945 by the International Correspondence Chess Association, and by the International Correspondence Chess Federation in 1951.-Creation:In August 1928 the Internationaler...
).
For many years, Abonyi was the president of the Hungarian Chess Federation and edited the Hungarian chess magazine, Magyar Sakkvilag (Hungarian Chessworld).