Gergely-Andras-Gyula Szabó
{{Short description|Romanian chess grandmaster (born 1983)}}
{{Infobox chess player
|image = Gergely-Andras-Gyula Szabo 2013.jpg
| country = Romania
| birth_date = {{Bda|1983|4|13}}
| birth_place = Bucharest, Romania
| title = Grandmaster (2010){{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main219244.PDF|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)}}
| peakrating = 2568 (July 2010)
| FideID = 1205064
}}
Gergely-Andras-Gyula Szabó is a Romanian chess grandmaster.
Chess career
He was awarded the Grandmaster title in 2010, achieving his norms at the:
- Victor Ciocaltea Memorial GM in April 2009
- Balkan GP International Chess Festival BH Telecom in May 2009
- XXII Trofej Beograda in December 2009
In 2022, he and Victoria Doknjas founded the Juniors to Masters Chess Academy, which offers a training program for promising Canadian juniors.{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-canadas-secret-weapon-in-the-world-of-chess-a-romanian-grandmaster/|title=Canada’s secret weapon in the world of chess: A Romanian grandmaster|date=January 30, 2023|first=Cecil|last=Rosner}}
In February 2023, he played a notable game against Nicodum-Cosmin Stepanescu in the sixth round of the Romanian Chess Championship, which was touted as a candidate for "Game of the Year".{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/potential-game-of-year-romanian-championship|title=Potential Game Of Year Played In Romanian Championship|date=February 28, 2023|first=Anthony|last=Levin}}{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307023025/https://new.chess24.com/wall/news/grandmaster-accused-of-cheating-after-game-of-the-year|title="I actually played a bad tournament!" - Grandmaster on 'Game of the Year'|first=Tarjei|last=Svensen}} He finished the championship in 10th place.
He coached the 2014 Canadian U16 Olympiad team, 2018 Canadian Women's Olympiad team, and the 2024 Romanian Women's Olympiad team.{{cite web|url=https://harthousechess.com/2023/04/07/gm-gergely-szabo-master-lecture-on-calculation/|title=GM Gergely Szabo Master Lecture on Calculation|date=April 7, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/chess-olympiad-2024-lineups|title=Chess Olympiad: USA, India and China the rating favourites|date=July 22, 2024|first=Andre|last=Schulz}}
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Category:Romanian chess players