Corvin Radovici
| Corvin Radovici | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Born | 19 December 1931 Călățele, Romania |
| Died | 17 August 2017 (aged 85) |
| Title | International Master (1968) |
| Peak rating | 2410 (January 1978) |
Corvin Radovici (19 December 1931 – 17 August 2017), was a Romanian chess player, International Master (IM) (1968).
Biography
[edit]In the 1960s Corvin Radovici was one of the leading Romanian chess players. He was a multiple participant of the Romanian Chess Championship. In 1958, he shared first place in International Chess Tournament in Sofia.[1] In 1961, he ranked third in International Chess Tournament in Bucharest.[2] In 1968, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.
Corvin Radovici played for Romania in the Chess Olympiads:[3]
- In 1960, at fourth board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig (+4, =5, -6),
- In 1962, at first reserve board in the 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna (+3, =5, -1),
- In 1964, at third board in the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv (+4, =11, -2).
Corvin Radovici played for Romania in the European Team Chess Championship:[4]
- In 1965, at fourth board in the 3rd European Team Chess Championship in Hamburg (+1, =8, -1).
Later Corvin Radovici became known as a chess coach. He discovered and raised two of the Romanian chess players: Florin Gheorghiu, the first Romanian player who win the title of Grandmaster (GM) and Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, the first Romanian chess player who cross the barrier of an Elo coefficient of 2700 and won European Individual Chess Championship in 2005.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sofia 1958 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". www.365chess.com.
- ^ "Bucharest GMT 5th 1961 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". www.365chess.com.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Corvin Radovici". May 3, 2014. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Corvin Radovici". October 10, 2012. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Corvin Radovici player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Corvin Radovici chess games at 365chess.com
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