Traian Stanciu (14 September 1935 – 10 November 2019) was a
Romanian
chess player,
FIDE Master (FM) and
Romanian Chess Championship The Romanian Chess Championship became a yearly event in 1946, and was held irregularly earlier. A series of national eliminating contests are played to select a 20-player field for the men's final. The women's final consists of 16 players.
Men's w ...
medalist (1963).
Biography
In the 1960s, Traian Stanciu was one of the strongest Romanian chess players. He won a bronze medal in the
Romanian Chess Championship The Romanian Chess Championship became a yearly event in 1946, and was held irregularly earlier. A series of national eliminating contests are played to select a 20-player field for the men's final. The women's final consists of 16 players.
Men's w ...
in 1963.
Traian Stanciu played for Romania in the
Chess Olympiad:
* In 1966, at the second reserve board in the
17th Chess Olympiad
The 17th Chess Olympiad ( es, La 17a Olimpíada de ajedrez), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. team tournament, as well as severa ...
in
Havana (+3, =2, -2).
Traian Stanciu played for Romania in the
European Team Chess Championship:
* In 1965, at the seventh board in the 3rd European Team Chess Championship in
Hamburg (+2, =5, -3).
Traian Stanciu played for Romania in the World Student Team Chess Championship:
* In 1965, at the third board in the 12th World Student Team Chess Championship in
Sinaia (+5, =3, -3).
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1935 births
2019 deaths
Romanian chess players
Chess FIDE Masters
Chess Olympiad competitors
20th-century chess players
Place of birth missing
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