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{{short description|Hungarian chess player}}
{{Eastern name order|Varnusz Egon}}
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|country = Hungary
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|11|15}}
|birth_place = [[Budapest]], Hungary
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|6|26|1933|11|15|df=y}}
|death_place = Budapest, Hungary
|title = [[FIDE Master]]
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|peakrating = 2415 (January 1975)
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'''Egon Varnusz''' (born [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]], November 15, 1933 - [[Budapest]], June 26, 2008) was a Hungarian [[chess]] Master and writer.

== Biography ==
Varnusz competed in five [[Hungarian Chess Championship]]s: in 1958, 1961, 1963, 1965, and 1966. In 1966, he made his best career result with 10.5/18, for 6th place, as [[Gideon Barcza]] won. Varnusz shared 2nd-3rd places in the medium-strength Master event at [[Salgótarján]] 1978 with 10/13.<ref>[http://www.chessmetrics.com/cm/CM2/PlayerProfile.asp?Params=199510SSSSS3S136768000000111000000000032010100 the Egon Varnusz player file]</ref>

== Writings ==

Varnusz is best known as a chess writer, and has published 15 titles, in both German and English (translated). Here is a list of his book titles (http://www.chessworld.org, the Egon Varnusz entry).
* ''Die ausgewählten Partien von [[Lajos Portisch]]'', by Egon Varnusz, Harri Deutsch 1990, {{ISBN|963-13-3707-3}}, in German.
* ''Wie spielt man Bogo-Indisch'', by Egon Varnusz, Dreir Publishers 1989, in German.
* ''Play Anti-Indian Systems'', by Egon Varnusz, Franckh-Kosmos 1990, {{ISBN|3-440-06156-6}}.
* ''Play the Caro-Kann'', by Egon Varnusz, MacMillan 1991 (2nd edition), {{ISBN|1-85744-013-7}}.
* ''Semi-Slawisch 1 -- Meraner Variante'', by Egon Varnusz, Dreier Publishers 1992, in German.
* ''Semi-Slawisch 2 -- Antimeraner'', by Egon Varnusz, Dreier Publishers 1992, in German.
* ''Angenommenes Damengambit'' (Queen's Gambit Accepted), by Egon Varnusz, Düsseldorf 1994, Schachverlag Manfred Maguer, {{ISBN|3-925691-11-1}}, in German. English version (pub. Schmidt Schach) translated by Gábor Pirisi. 
* ''Neuerungen in Slawisch'', by Egon Varnusz, Dreier Publishers 1994, in German.
* ''Slawisch'', by Egon Varnusz, Dreier Publishers 1994, in German. 
* ''[[Paul Keres]] Best Games, Volume I: Closed Games'', by Egon Varnusz, London 1994, Cadogan Chess, {{ISBN|1-85744-064-1}}.
* ''[[Paul Keres]] Best Games, Volume II: Semi-Open Games'', by Egon Varnusz, London 1994, Cadogan Chess, {{ISBN|0-08-037139-6}}.
* ''[[Alexander Alekhine|Aljechin]], der Grosste'', by Egon Varnusz and Arpad Walter Foldeak, Düsseldorf 1994, Schachverlag Manfred Maguer, {{ISBN|3-89597-254-1}}.
* ''Klassische System / Spanisch ohne a6'', by Egon Varnusz, 1995, Becker Publishers. 
* ''[[Emanuel Lasker]]'' Games 1889-1907, by Egon Varnusz, 1998, Schmidt Schach Publishers.
* ''[[Mikhail Botvinnik|M.M. Botvinnik]] I, Games 1924-1940'', by Egon Varnusz, 1999, Schmidt Schach Publishers.

==References==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.allbookstores.com/author/Egon_Varnusz.html Books by Egon Varnusz]

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