Adrian Negulescu (born 10 June 1961) is a

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player, International Master (IM) (1981),

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winner (1986).

Biography

At the turn of 1979 and 1980, Adrian Negulescu won the bronze medal in

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at the

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(won by

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before

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). He also took part in the

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s in 1977 (in U16 age group), 1979 (in U18 age group) and 1980 (in U20 age group), achieving his best result in these competitions in 1980 in

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(

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), where he finished 4th (behind

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and

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). Adrian Negulescu competed many times in the individual finals of the

, winning two medals: gold (1986) and silver (1988). In 1989, he represented the country at the

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, where the Romanian chess players took 6th place. Adrian Negulescu played twice (1982, 1994) in the Men's Chess Balkaniads and in 1982 in

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winning the bronze medal. In 1998, he shared the 2nd place (after

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, together with Daniel Moldovan) in the

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. Adrian Negulescu achieved the highest

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in his career on July 1, 2000, with a score of 2510 points, he was then 7th among Romanian chess players.Rating Progress Chart: Negulescu, Adrian
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* * * 1961 births Living people Chess International Masters 20th-century Romanian chess players 20th-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-chess-bio-stub Romanian chess players