András Adorján is a Hungarian chess grandmaster, author, and opera singer. He was born on 31 March 1950 in Budapest, Hungary. Adorján achieved grandmaster status in 1973, at the time beating the record as the youngest person to have done so. He has participated in several Hungarian championships and was victorious in 1972, 1971 and 1978.
Internationally, he has competed in many championships including three Interzonals, where the high point was his third place in Riga in 1979, which allowed him to qualify for the candidates' matches. In 1978, he was part of the winning Hungarian chess team in Buenos Aires.
As an author, Adorján has published many works on the game of chess, including the book "Black is OK!", where he advocates the superiority of the black pieces in chess. He has also written multiple books as part of the "Black is still OK!" series, and has contributed to the Chess Informant, offering in-depth analyses of games.
Aside from his career in chess, he is also an accomplished opera singer. He attained his diploma in opera singing from the Franz Liszt Music University of Budapest in 1984. Although he is more known as a chess player, he still continues to pursue opera singing and has had performances in Hungary and Germany.
Adorján also served as a trainer to former World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov and worked as coach to Judit Polgár, a leading female grandmaster. He has contributed massively to the world of chess through his performances, books, and training.