Ion Gudju
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Ion Gudju was a Romanian chess
master.
Gudju represented Romania in 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad
at Paris, where he became one of 15 founders of Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE). He played thrice in Chess Olympiads at The Hague 1928
, Hamburg 1930
, and Prague 1931
.
He took 4th at Hastings 1926/27 (B tournament, Georges Koltanowski won), took 2nd, behind Wechsler, at Bucharest 1927, took 4th at Bucharest 1928 (Sigmund Herland
and Wechsler won), shared 2nd, behind Alexandru Tyroler
, at Jassy 1929 (Romanian Chess Championship
), took 5th and won at Bucharest 1929, and tied for 2nd-5th at Bucharest 1930 (Iosif Mendelssohn won).
He was the Honorary Vice President of FIDE in 1982–1988.
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.
Gudju represented Romania in 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...
at Paris, where he became one of 15 founders of Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE). He played thrice in Chess Olympiads at The Hague 1928
2nd Chess Olympiad
The 2nd Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 21 and August 6, 1928 in The Hague, Netherlands.The final results were as...
, Hamburg 1930
3rd Chess Olympiad
The 3rd Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 13 and July 27, 1930, in Hamburg, Germany...
, and Prague 1931
4th Chess Olympiad
The 4th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 11 and July 26, 1931, in Prague, Czechoslovakia...
.
He took 4th at Hastings 1926/27 (B tournament, Georges Koltanowski won), took 2nd, behind Wechsler, at Bucharest 1927, took 4th at Bucharest 1928 (Sigmund Herland
Sigmund Herland
Sigmund Herland was a Romanian chess master and composer.Herland drew a match with Jacques Mieses in 1890. He tied for 11-12th at Breslau 1912 , and tied for 6-10th at Mannheim 1914 Sigmund Herland (September 27, 1865 – August 15, 1954) was a Romanian chess master and composer.Herland drew a match...
and Wechsler won), shared 2nd, behind Alexandru Tyroler
Alexandru Tyroler
Alexandru Tyroler was a Hungarian-Romanian chess master....
, at Jassy 1929 (Romanian Chess Championship
Romanian Chess Championship
The Romanian Chess Championship became a yearly even in 1946, and was held irregularly earlier. A series of national eliminating contests are played to select a 20-player field for the men's final...
), took 5th and won at Bucharest 1929, and tied for 2nd-5th at Bucharest 1930 (Iosif Mendelssohn won).
He was the Honorary Vice President of FIDE in 1982–1988.