Florin Gheorghiu
Gheorghiu in Altensteig, 1987 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 April 1944 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Romania |
| Title | Grandmaster (1965) |
| Peak rating | 2605 (January 1980) |
| Peak ranking | No. 10 (January 1980) |
Florin Gheorghiu (born 6 April 1944) is a Romanian chess player and has been a university lecturer in foreign languages.
Born in Ploiești, on 6 April 1944, during the Allied bombing of the country's capital, his talent for the game was evidenced by his early achievements; he became an International Master in 1963 and Romania's first Grandmaster just two years later.
He earned the title of World Junior Champion in 1963, at Vrnjačka Banja, and has been the national champion of Romania on nine occasions.
Gheorghiu was a lecturer in French at the University of Bucharest and he also speaks English, Russian, German, and Spanish.