Victor Bologan

Viktor Bologan

Bologan in 2013
Country Soviet Union
Moldova
Born (1971-12-14) 14 December 1971
Chişinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Title Grandmaster
FIDE rating 2615 (August 2017)
Peak rating 2734 (August 2012)

Viktor (Viorel) Bologan[1] (born 14 December 1971) is a Moldovan chess grandmaster and chess author. In 1996, Bologan successfully defended a doctoral thesis on the structure of preparation of high level chess players at the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism.

Bologan won the first two editions of the Karpov Poikovsky Tournament, in 2000 and 2001.[2] He tied for first in the same tournament in 2005[3] and 2015.[4] In 2003 he won the Aeroflot Open and Dortmund.

He won the 2005 Canadian Open Chess Championship. Bologan tied for first place in the 2006 Aeroflot Open, finishing second on tiebreak. In May 2010, he tied for first at the Bozna Open.[5]

Bologan played for Moldova in the Chess Olympiads from 1992-1998 and 2002 and 2014.[6]

Books

ChessBase Fritztrainer opening DVDs

Bologan with his wife at Dortmund 2003
Bologan–Anand, Dortmund 2003

References

  1. Viktor is his official name, Viorel is his home name; according to his autobiography he is called Viorel by his mother.
  2. Silver, Albert (13 May 2014). "XV Karpov-Poikovsky starts with firebrand lineup". ChessBase. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  3. Crowther, Mark (2005-03-07). "TWIC 539: 6th Poikovsky Karpov tournament". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  4. "GM Anton Korobov wins 16th Poikovsky Karpov chess tournament". ChessBase. 2015-10-07. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  5. "The Week in Chess: 40th Bosna International 2010". Chess.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  6. Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Viorel Bologan". OlimpBase. Retrieved 14 November 2011.


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