Florin Gheorghiu
Chess Player
1944 –
Who is Florin Gheorghiu?
Florin Gheorghiu is a Romanian chess player and university lecturer in foreign languages.
Born in Bucharest, his prodigious talent for the game was evidenced by his many early achievements; he became an International Master in 1963 and Romania's first Grandmaster just two years later. He was also awarded the title of World Junior Chess Champion in 1963 at Vrnjacka Banja.
In his home country there were few who could rival his dominance of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. He won the Romanian Championship nine times and represented his country in all of the Chess Olympiads between 1962 and 1990, playing first board on ten occasions.
Gheorghiu was a lecturer in French at Bucharest University and also speaks English, Russian, German, and Spanish.
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