Sergiu Samarian

Samarian played in 1st European Individual Chess Championship (Europameisterschaft) at Munich 1942, and tied for 7-8th in Wertungsturnier (Qualification Tournament, Gösta Danielsson won) there.

He was the author of the 1974 book "The Queen's Gambit Declined" published in English in 1974 by Chess Digest, Inc., Dallas Texas.

Samarian was a Romanian national coach both for men's and women's teams.

He emigrated to West Germany in 1976, and became a German national coach for women's team.

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