Tibor Flórián was leader of the Hungarian chess movement. He was General Secretary of the Hungarian Chess Union (1961-1984) and chief editor of the Hungarian chess journal "Sakkélet" (1983-1984). Tibor Flórián was chief arbiter of the 4th Women's Chess Olympiad (1969). He is also known as a chess writer who wrote several chess books. At the age of 15 he published his first chess problem.