Attila Schneider Explained

Attila Schneider
Country:	Hungary
Birth Date:	15 April 1955
Birth Place:	Budapest, Hungary
International Master (1984)
Peakrating:	2445 (January 1987)

Attila Schneider (14 April 1955 – 7 July 2003) was a Hungarian chess International Master (1984). He was a Hungarian Chess Championship twice winner (1982, 1989) and a European Team Chess Championship bronze medalist (1983).

Biography

In the 1980s Attila Schneider was one of the top Hungarian chess players. He competed many times in the finals of the individual Hungarian Chess Championships and twice in 1982 and 1989 won gold medals.^[1]

His successes in international chess tournaments include: in Delmenhorst (1986, shared 3rd place^[2]), Hamburg (1987, HSV, 1st place^[3]), as well as many times in Budapest (1981, Elekes mem-A, shared 1st place,^[4] 1987, Noviki-C, shared 1st place,^[5] 1991, Escom IM-B, shared 2nd place,^[6] 1991, Cansys IM-B, 1st place,^[7] 1993, Budapest FS07 IM-A, shared 2nd place,^[8] 1993, Budapest FS09 IM-A, shared 2nd place,^[9] 1997, Budapest FS08 IM, shared 1st place,^[10] 1999, Budapest FS04 IM-B, 1st place,^[11] 2002, Budapest FS09 IM-B, 2nd place.^[12]).

Attila Schneider played for Hungary in the European Team Chess Championship:^[13]

• In 1983, at first reserve board in the 8th European Team Chess Championship in Plovdiv (+3, =1, -1), and won team bronze medal.

Attila Schneider played for chess club Spartacus Budapest in the European Men's Chess Club Cups:^[14]

• In 1982, in the 3rd European Chess Club Cup (+3, =1, -0) and won team tournament,
• In 1984, in the 4th European Chess Club Cup (+0, =4, -2),
• In 1986, in the 5th European Chess Club Cup (+3, =1, -2).

In 1984, Attila Schneider was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. The highest chess ranking in his career was reached on January 1, 1987, with a score of 2445 points^[15] he was ranked 15th among Hungarian chess players at the time.^[16]

Chess writer

Attila Schneider chess literary activity is also very rich. His first work, written with László Sápi, is The Dragon's Path. After that, several successful books were published, in addition to which he also launched his trilingual website, the Chess Clinic.^[17]

• Journey of the Dragon I-IV
• The semi-open openings
• Semi-Open Games, Caissa Chess Books, Kecskemét, 2003
• The art of matting
• The treasure house of openings - Open openings 1. e4 e5., Caissa Chess-Könyvkiadó, Kecskemét, 2002
• The romance of chess, Kalandor publishing house, 2004. ISBN 963-955-710-2
• The Sicilian Defense I.
• The Sicilian defense II., Caissa Kft., Kecskemét (2004)
• Chess cafe - Open: from 2 moves to 10, Caissa Kft., Kecskemét, 1999

Notes and References

1. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=42274 Hungarian Championship (1982) chess tournament: games, players, results, crosstables, discussion forums, etc.
2. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Delmenhorst_1986/19851 Delmenhorst 1986 - 365Chess.com Tournaments
3. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Hamburg_HSV_1987/20234 Hamburg HSV 1987 - 365Chess.com Tournaments
4. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Elekes_mem-A_1981/22117 Elekes mem-A 1981 - 365Chess.com Tournaments
5. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Noviki-C_1987/20474 Noviki-C 1987 - 365Chess.com Tournaments
6. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Escom_IM-B_1991/18233 Escom IM-B 1991 - 365Chess.com Tournaments
7. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Cansys_IM-B_1991/18184 Cansys IM-B 1991 - 365Chess.com Tournaments
8. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Budapest_FS07_IM-A_1993/16960 Budapest FS07 IM-A 1993 - 365Chess.com Tournaments
9. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Budapest_FS09_IM-A_1993/17022 Budapest FS09 IM-A 1993 - 365Chess.com Tournaments
10. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Budapest_FS08_IM_1997/11945 Budapest FS08 IM 1997 - 365Chess.com Tournaments
11. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Budapest_FS04_IM-B_1999/8046 Budapest FS04 IM-B 1999 - 365Chess.com Tournaments
12. https://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Budapest_FS09_IM-B_2002/2560 Budapest FS09 IM-B 2002 - 365Chess.com Tournaments
13. Web site: OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Attila Schneider. www.olimpbase.org.
14. Web site: OlimpBase :: European Men's Chess Club Cup :: Attila Schneider. www.olimpbase.org.
15. https://www.olimpbase.org/Elo/player/Schneider,%20Attila.html FIDE rating history :: Schneider, Attila
16. https://www.olimpbase.org/Elo/Elo198701c.html#HUN FIDE Rating List :: January 1987 | Hungary
17. http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n88249743/ Schneider, Attila, WorldCat Identities