Ion Gudju (14 July 1897 – 1988) was a Romanian chess master.
Gudju represented Romania in 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris, where he became one of 15 founders of Fédération Internationale des Échecs ( FIDE). [1] He played thrice in Chess Olympiads at The Hague 1928, Hamburg 1930, and Prague 1931. [2]
He took 4th at Hastings 1926/27 (B tournament, Georges Koltanowski won), took 2nd, behind Wechsler, at Bucharest 1927, took 4th at Bucharest 1928 ( Sigmund Herland and Wechsler won), shared 2nd, behind Alexandru Tyroler, at Jassy 1929 ( Romanian Chess Championship), took 5th and won at Bucharest 1929, and tied for 2nd-5th at Bucharest 1930 ( Iosif Mendelssohn won). [3]
He was the Honorary Vice President of FIDE in 1982–1988. [4]
Ion Gudju (14 July 1897 – 1988) was a Romanian chess master.
Gudju represented Romania in 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris, where he became one of 15 founders of Fédération Internationale des Échecs ( FIDE). [1] He played thrice in Chess Olympiads at The Hague 1928, Hamburg 1930, and Prague 1931. [2]
He took 4th at Hastings 1926/27 (B tournament, Georges Koltanowski won), took 2nd, behind Wechsler, at Bucharest 1927, took 4th at Bucharest 1928 ( Sigmund Herland and Wechsler won), shared 2nd, behind Alexandru Tyroler, at Jassy 1929 ( Romanian Chess Championship), took 5th and won at Bucharest 1929, and tied for 2nd-5th at Bucharest 1930 ( Iosif Mendelssohn won). [3]
He was the Honorary Vice President of FIDE in 1982–1988. [4]