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a Hungarian electrical engineer, project manager, and chess programmer. He started chess programming around 1985 on a [[Commodore 64]], in 1987 he continued on an [[IBM PC]] <ref>[http://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=3531 Studie: Schachspielen mit ein 286er 12 MHz Laptop - Schachcomputer.info Community] by [[The Spacious Mind|Spacious Mind]], May 22, 2010 (German)</ref>. He is primary author of the chess programs [[Pandix]] and [[Brainstorm]], as well as programs for the [[CXG Sphinx#H8|dedicated CXG Sphinx]] [[H8]] series <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Gyula_Horvath Horvath,Gyula] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki]</ref>. His wife, [[Zsuzsa Horváth]], joined the Pandix development in 1986, active in testing and developing the [[GUI]] and graphics of the commercial ''Pandix ChessFriend'' <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=190 Pandix' ICGA Tournaments]</ref>.
After more than a decade of recreation and abstinence from competing in international [[Tournamentsand Matches|tournaments]], Gyula started a comeback at the [[DOCCC 2008]], and the [[WCCC 2009]]. Pandix Breakthrough played a strong [[WCCC 2010]], and in June 2011, Pandix won the [[ICT 2011]] with 7 out of 7. At the [[WCSC 2013]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama Yokohama], [[Pandix]] started a great pursuit with 4½/5 in the second half, for a Silver medal shared with [[Junior]], a half point behind Gold medalist [[Hiarcs]]. Also the open hardware [[WCCC 2013]] was a great tournament for Pandix, winning Bronce in the main course and blitz.
As a surprise for the computer chess scene in November 2013, Gyula Horváth turned out to be the author of the [[Fritz|Deep Fritz 14]] native [[ChessBase]] engine <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=50149 New Fritz author?] by John Hartmann, [[CCC]], November 19, 2013</ref>.
