Tibor Károlyi (chess player) explained
| Tibor Károlyi |
| Country: | Hungary |
| Birth Place: | Hungary |
| Birth Date: | 15 November 1961 |
| International Master (1983) |
| Rating: | 2324 (January 2016) |
| Peakrating: | 2475 (January 1988) |
Tibor Károlyi (born 15 November 1961) is a Hungarian chess International Master, International Arbiter (1997), coach, theoretician, and author.
Career
Károlyi won the open Hungarian Chess Championship in 1984 (the closed championship was won by Andras Adorjan). In 1989 he started his coaching career. Among his students were Peter Leko, Judit Polgár, Ildikó Mádl and Jason Goh Koon-Jong.
Károlyi has written numerous theoretical articles for New in Chess,[1] but he is probably best known as author of popular chess books. His book Endgame Virtuoso Anatoly Karpov (co-authored with Nick Aplin) won The Guardian 2007 Chess Book of the Year award.[2]
His handle on Playchess is "tkarolyi".
Notable games
- Garry Kasparov vs. Tibor Karolyi Jr., Dortmund 1980, Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov–Petrosian Variation (E12), ½–½
- Mikhail Tal vs. Tibor Karolyi Jr., Tallinn 1985, Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Main Line (D42), ½–½
- Jaan Ehlvest vs. Tibor Karolyi Jr., Tallinn 1985, Spanish Game: Morphy Defense, Fianchetto Defense Deferred (C76), 0–1
- Andras Adorjan vs. Tibor Karolyi Jr., Ch Hungary (team) 1993, Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation (A04), 0–1
Bibliography
- Book: Karolyi, Tibor. Judit Polgar – The Princess of Chess. 2004. Batsford. 0713488905.
- Book: Karolyi, Tibor. Aplin, Nick . Nick Aplin. Kasparov's Fighting Chess 1993-1998. 2007. Batsford. 978-0713489941.
- Book: Karolyi, Tibor. Aplin, Nick. Kasparov's Fighting Chess 1999-2005. 2007. Batsford. 9780-7134-8984-2.
- Book: Karolyi, Tibor. Aplin, Nick. Endgame Virtuoso Anatoly Karpov. 2007. New In Chess. 978-90-5691-202-4.
- Book: Karolyi, Tibor. Aplin, Nick. Kasparov: How His Predecessors Misled Him About Chess. 2009. Batsford. 9781906388263.
- Book: Karolyi, Tibor. Aplin, Nick. Genius in the Background. 2009. Quality Chess. 978-1906552-37-4.
- Book: Karolyi, Tibor. Karpov's Strategic Wins 1 - The Making of a Champion 1961-1985. 2011. Quality Chess. 978-1906552-41-1.
- Book: Karolyi, Tibor. Karpov's Strategic Wins 2 - The Prime Years 1986-2010. 2011. Quality Chess. 978-1906552-42-8.
- Book: Karolyi, Tibor. Mikhail Tal's Best Games 1 - The Magic of Youth 1949-1959. 2014. Quality Chess. 978-1-907982-77-4.
- Book: Karolyi, Tibor. Mikhail Tal's Best Games 2 - The World Champion 1960-1971. 2015. Quality Chess. 978-1-907982-79-8.
- Book: Karolyi, Tibor. Legendary Chess Careers - Yasser Seirawan. 2016. Chess Evolution. 978-83-944290-4-1. 2016. Niepolomice, Poland.
- Book: Karolyi, Tibor. Endgame Virtuoso Magnus Carlsen. 2018. New In Chess. 978-9056917760.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Tibor Karolyi - Products - New In Chess. New In Chess. 2009-07-07.
- Web site: Endgame Virtuoso Anatoly Karpov. De Chaakboekenspecialist. 2009-07-07.
