Europe's youngest FIDE accredited
trainer, IM Armin Juhasz, is an active player and a successful coach living in
Budapest, Hungary. Born in 1998 he is currently 22 years of age and earned the
IM title when 17. In 2016 he achieved his highest ELO of 2424. Armin has twice
won the Hungarian Youth Championship. He was a member of the Hungarian U18 team
which won the silver medal at the European Youth Team Championship in 2016. In
addition to being an active competitor he is also the owner and CEO of Center
Chess School. This thriving start up effort in Budapest has seen outstanding
results. Several of his students have won numerous medals on both the world and
national stage. Included in this list of success are two Hungarian
Championships, one in the U16 and the other in the U14 division. He has also
coached a World U12 Champion from the United States.
In his first book (we anticipate many
more), the young Hungarian author makes a worthy attempt to walk his readers
through a complete 1.d4 opening repertoire. Yet while he is taking you thru the
opening he never forgets the other phases of the game. As a result, the
subsequent middlegame and endgame elements are remarkably weIl organized
benefitting both beginner and advanced players to acquire powerful skills with
1.d4. I heartily recommend this book not only to those who are eager to boost
their ELO rating (Did you know that Dr. Arpad Elo was an American professor of
Hungarian birth?) but also to coaching colleagues (including my fellow GMs),
because 1.d4! The Chess Bible is an excellent source of great examples and
useful drills. I will certainly use it in my own coaching practice.
