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{{short description|Romanian-Spanish chess grandmaster (born 1947)}}
'''Mihai Şuba''' (born ], ] in ], ]) is a Romanian chess ]. ] awarded him the ] title in 1975 and the ] title in 1978. He won the ] in 1980, 1981 and 1986. He first came to wide attention in 1982 when he finished equal second with ], after ], at ]. At the 1982 ] ] he finished third, behind Ribli and former ] ], just missing qualification for the ]. Şuba finished first at ] 1983, and equal first at ] 1985 and ] 1987. In August 1988, Şuba sought political asylum in ], and he played for England at the 1989 ]. However, FIDE currently lists him as a Romanian player.<ref></ref> As of April 2008, his FIDE ] is 2487. His peak rating was 2538 in July 2001, and he was rated 2537 as recently as April 2007.<ref></ref>
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'''Mihai Șubă''' ({{IPA|ro|miˈhaj ˈʃubə}}; born June 1, 1947) is a Romanian and Spanish ] player. ] awarded him the ] title in 1975 and the ] title in 1978.
⚫ Suba is the author of the well-received book ''Dynamic Chess Strategy'' (Pergamon Press, 1991, ISBN 0-08-037141-8).

==Chess career==
Born in ], Romania, Șubă, won the ] in 1980, 1981, and 1985.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404212029/http://frsah.ro/index.php/file-de-istorie-1/ |date=2019-04-04 }}. ''Romanian Chess Federation'' {{in lang|ro}}.</ref> Șubă began playing chess at the late age of 19 years old, making him an anomaly among grandmasters. He attended the ] and trained in the university's chess club, where his passion for chess grew quickly.<ref> {{in lang|es}}, ''scribd.com'' {{registration required}}</ref> He progressed rapidly and by age 27 he had won several local championships and achieved a FIDE rating of 2460.<ref></ref>

Șubă first came to wide attention in 1982 when he finished second, after ], at ]. At the 1982 ] ], he finished third, behind Ribli and former ] ], just missing qualification for the ]. Șubă finished first at ] 1983, and equal first at ] 1985 and ] 1987.

At the Lloyds Bank Masters tournament in London in 1988, citing difficulties in obtaining visas and participation in tournaments, as well as blackmail threats by Romanian authorities, Șubă defected from Romania and applied for British political asylum for himself and his son, and planned to have his wife and younger son join them in the future.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=1988-08-26 |title=My last chance, I had to take it |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/08/26/My-last-chance-I-had-to-take-it/1364588571200/ |work=UPI |location=London, UK |access-date=2023-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=1988-08-26 |title=Romanian Chess Master Defects at London Tournament |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-08-26-mn-1184-story.html |work=L.A. Times |location=London, UK |access-date=2023-04-05}}</ref>

He played for England at the 1989 ],<ref>. ''sibiul.ro'' {{in lang|ro}}. 2007-06-18.
</ref> though he started playing for Romania again in 1992. In 2017 he ] his national federation to Spain.<ref>. FIDE.</ref> Suba still participates in chess tournaments.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/1203363 | title=Suba, Mihai }}</ref>

⚫ Șubă is the author of the book ''Dynamic Chess Strategy'' and of the monograph ''The Hedgehog.''

== 2008 World Senior Championship ==
At the 2008 ], ] was named the winner on ]s ahead of Șubă in second place. The ] used, erroneously interpreted as mandatory by FIDE, did not match the one published by the organizer, which was the valid one according to newer regulations {{Clarify span|and had the strength of a contract.|date=August 2024}}{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

Subsequently, Șubă and Kaufman were retroactively declared joint winners of the championship at a FIDE Presidential Board meeting in March 2009 (with Kaufman keeping his resultant promotion to grandmaster).<ref>. FIDE. 2009-03-09.</ref>


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Romanian-Spanish chess grandmaster (born 1947)
Mihai Suba
Country Romania (until 1989; 1992–2017)
 England (1989–1992)
 Spain (since 2017)
Born (1947-06-01) June 1, 1947 (age 77)
Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
TitleGrandmaster (1978)
Peak rating2580 (July 1986)

Mihai Șubă (Romanian pronunciation: [miˈhaj ˈʃubə]; born June 1, 1947) is a Romanian and Spanish chess player. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1975 and the Grandmaster title in 1978.

Chess career

Born in Bucharest, Romania, Șubă, won the Romanian Chess Championship in 1980, 1981, and 1985. Șubă began playing chess at the late age of 19 years old, making him an anomaly among grandmasters. He attended the University of Bucharest and trained in the university's chess club, where his passion for chess grew quickly. He progressed rapidly and by age 27 he had won several local championships and achieved a FIDE rating of 2460.

Șubă first came to wide attention in 1982 when he finished second, after Zoltán Ribli, at Băile Herculane. At the 1982 Las Palmas Interzonal, he finished third, behind Ribli and former World Champion Vasily Smyslov, just missing qualification for the Candidates Matches. Șubă finished first at Dortmund 1983, and equal first at Prague 1985 and Timișoara 1987.

At the Lloyds Bank Masters tournament in London in 1988, citing difficulties in obtaining visas and participation in tournaments, as well as blackmail threats by Romanian authorities, Șubă defected from Romania and applied for British political asylum for himself and his son, and planned to have his wife and younger son join them in the future.

He played for England at the 1989 European Team Chess Championship, though he started playing for Romania again in 1992. In 2017 he switched his national federation to Spain. Suba still participates in chess tournaments.

Șubă is the author of the book Dynamic Chess Strategy and of the monograph The Hedgehog.

2008 World Senior Championship

At the 2008 World Senior Chess Championship, Larry Kaufman was named the winner on tiebreakers ahead of Șubă in second place. The tie-breaking system used, erroneously interpreted as mandatory by FIDE, did not match the one published by the organizer, which was the valid one according to newer regulations and had the strength of a contract.

Subsequently, Șubă and Kaufman were retroactively declared joint winners of the championship at a FIDE Presidential Board meeting in March 2009 (with Kaufman keeping his resultant promotion to grandmaster).

References

  1. "File de istorie 1" Archived 2019-04-04 at the Wayback Machine. Romanian Chess Federation (in Romanian).
  2. Interview with GM Mihai Suba (in Spanish), scribd.com (registration required)
  3. Dynamic Chess Strategy
  4. "My last chance, I had to take it". UPI. London, UK. 1988-08-26. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  5. "Romanian Chess Master Defects at London Tournament". L.A. Times. London, UK. 1988-08-26. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  6. "Bazna, Turneul Regilor - Cand geniile se joaca". sibiul.ro (in Romanian). 2007-06-18.
  7. Player transfers in 2017. FIDE.
  8. "Suba, Mihai".
  9. "Presidential Board meeting 1st quarter 2009". FIDE. 2009-03-09.

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