GM Florin Gheorghiu

RomaniaRomania
Born 1944
Elo2605
FIDE Profile Wikipedia

Florin Gheorghiu is a Romanian Grandmaster who has also worked as a university lecturer in foreign languages. Rated 2605 at his peak, he became one of Romania's foremost chess players, with a diverse repertoire spanning the Sicilian Kan, King's Indian Saemisch, and various Indian Defence systems.

Florin Gheorghiu

Associated Openings

As White

E80King's Indian Defence, Sämisch Variation86 games
E81King's Indian Defence, Sämisch Variation: 0-071 games
D58Queen's Gambit Declined: 1.d4 d5 2.c4...... b626 games
E87King's Indian Defence, Sämisch Variation: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... 7.d519 games
E85King's Indian Defence, Sämisch Variation: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... e519 games
E83King's Indian Defence, Sämisch Variation: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... Nc619 games
E82King's Indian Defence, Sämisch Variation: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... b614 games

As Black

—Sicilian Defense: e6 Systems174 games
B41Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation174 games
A56Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... c5119 games
B42Sicilian Defence: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3...... 5.Bd391 games
A30Symmetrical English66 games
A37Symmetrical English: 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3...... 5.Nf317 games

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