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was not conducive to success 1n shong burnr
nents. inwbich his hcst rcsultsircre lourth prizes
at Drcsdcn 1892 aDd Canrbndee Spnngs 1904
(+5=8 2) and fiIth pnze at Munich 1900 ln
natch pl.y he drew with $uFi{Ar.'N in l89l
(+5 5), .nd with Schh.hter in 1893 (=10) and
1891 (+,1=3-4). and he deieared Albin in 1901
(+4=4 2).
Nlarco was a nan oI considcrablc starurc and
llne nuscul.r .mclrancc . . . jokingl,called "the
strongcst chcs$tlayer in tbe worll . always
bubbling over sith fun and cracking jok.s wilh any
3nd7ll,hurh€w,sserionsbothinhiseffortslo
secure better reslrds lor prole$ional playeB and
in his lil.ra,y Nork. IIe srole Nnh humour and
stylc, and h chieflI renenbered lor hisruthoritarive
annotadons in rhe ivie,./ Schdchzeitung,
which he edited jonrll], in 1898 and 1899 and tben
solely until 1916, and lor his toumament booksi
Vienna 1903. Ostend 19tr6. Cirlsbad 1907 (in
collaboradon silh Schlechlcr). Vicnra 1908, a.d
MARIDNBAD VARIATION, 216. a lorm oI thc
DErEN.r introduced by NrMzo
wns.H in a match againn BRTN.KMANN in L92l and
played by hin ag.inst RUurNsr.rN at Maricnbad
19251 233 in th. sor-rA"" DEtsLN.t. played in the
gamc Spielmann Saniscb in the sane eve.l.
IIARIOTTL SERGIO (1946 ), Ilalian player
Iror Florencc. nalional champion in 1969 and
1971. Hc playcd in two Olynpiads. 1972 ind 1974.
scoring +6=7 2 and +12=.1 3 rcspcctivcly.
therebt be@oing rhe lint ItaliaD to eain rhe title ol
lnrernational Gra.dmasier (1974) Ilis ben resull
in tour.amcnl play was at Venice 1971 rben he
rook secoDd prize (+6=3 2) alier lRowN! ind
,herd dI HoRr Ai Manila nr onc ol lhc tso
MAR6CZY 2ll:]
inierzoDal rournamcrts ol 1976 M,riotri sh.red
lenth place. He plays cnterprhinCly. has a flan for
tacics. dd enjoys lwo-ed8ed positions. oien
using old openings such is the EvANs cAMBrr and
the ALBIN CoUNTTR GAMUIT
Itr{&IANOVIC, SLAVOLJUB (195! ),
Yugosl.v phyer, lnternntional Grandmaster
(1918). Hc a.hicvcd r{o cxcctlcnt toun,anent
results in 1979: a wnr (+8:5) lso poinls ahcadol
the lield al Belgr de. andnithplace (+6=6 3) at
Bled Porroroz, a c.legoi! 12 event.
MARoczY (pron. Marotzy). GEz{ (1870
1951), Hnngaria. plaler, lntcrn,tio.!l Granddas
tcr (1950). Altcr LAS(ER, then world champion.
Mar6czy was lhe nosl successlul playerin the firn
iewyearsoithe20lhce.lury. Helearnedchess is a
yotrth whilc studyine nr Zurich. Hc Non thc
amatcur championshif at Hastings 1895. delcatcd
.u^RousE( (+6=6 2) later rhar ye. and
achieved a grandnasler perfornance in his firsl
bajor tournadenr qhen he c.ne second
(+E=9-l) aicr l-askcr ahcad ol rARRAsdr and
ltLsBUr! at Nuremberg 1896 Dunng lhe nexl
three years Ma16czy chadged his enploynent lron
xal.Norks engineer to marh.nalics reacher. and
had inditlcrcnt rcsults in two tournamcnts.
From 1899 to 1908 he competed in 15 rournanenls,
o.lyonce comine lowerthan thnd. His besr
rcsults in th.lisr part olfin period sere: London
1899. sc.ond (+12=10-4) cqual with iANows(
and Pilisbury alter Laskeri Pa 1900. thnd
(+11=2 3 addfourdrawsnorcounted)equalwith
MARSHALL aftcr Laskcr ard Pilisburvi Muni.h
1900. Iirst (+10=4 1) equal wirh Piusbury and
scErEcErER but placed lhird aier a play-olf
(gainins a prize, however, lbi baving won rhe
grcatestflunnnrof ga,ncs)I Montc Carlo l9(]2- li{t
tlrxnor & l!t6 lir! tl iffitn'!:-.t'ii
' r0l3 le$ir 1,6al1itg.$t"&rnc
3i9*n_ teler $3ua$5-
ll.lr*rout6 ql6a
Ai illndranon rroD rhe Melirdus MS...l350irqo kinss playi.s chc* arc inrcmpled by thc a !doI. m.$cngcr