Theodor Ghițescu (24 January 1934 ─ 22 November 2008) was a Romanian chess player. He was Romanian champion in 1963, and represented Romania at twelve

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s from 1956 until 1984. He was awarded the

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title in 1962, and in 1986 he was awarded the honorary Grandmaster title. His tournament successes include wins at the

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B tournament in 1966 and 1973, and at the Bucharest International tournament of 1976 (ahead of Jozsef Pinter and

Evgeny Sveshnikov Evgeny Ellinovich Sveshnikov (; 11 February 195018 August 2021) was a Russian chess player and writer who is credited with the development of the Sveshnikov Variation of the Sicilian Defence. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in ...

). He competed in several Romanian championships, winning the event in 1963, finishing second in 1961, 1972, 1975 and 1977 and finishing third in 1959 and 1971. His peak FIDE rating was 2460 in the July 1971 list.

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by Marian Stere (Romanian chess historian) 1934 births 2008 deaths Chess Grandmasters Chess Olympiad competitors Chess players from Bucharest 20th-century Romanian chess players 20th-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-chess-bio-stub Romanian chess players