Sergiu Samarian (10 June 1923, in Chişineu-Criş,

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– 3 June 1991, in

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) was a Romanian–

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master and coach. Samarian played in 1st

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(''Europameisterschaft'') at Munich 1942, and tied for 7-8th in ''Wertungsturnier'' (Qualification Tournament,

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won) there.Gillam, Anthony J. & Swift, A J (2001), 1st European championship Munich 1942, Nottingham: The Chess Player, In 1946, he was awarded a Romanian chess master title. He received the

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title in 1973. He was the author of the 1974 book "The Queen's Gambit Declined" published in English in 1974 by Chess Digest, Inc., Dallas Texas. The book was translated by Grev Corbett and Patrick Miles and has no ISBN number. Samarian was a Romanian national coach both for men's and women's teams. He emigrated to West Germany in 1976, and became a German national coach for women's team.

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* 1923 births 1991 deaths Romanian chess players Romanian emigrants to Germany German chess players Chess coaches National team coaches People from Chișineu-Criș 20th-century chess players {{Romania-chess-bio-stub