Constantin Ionescu (born 12 September 1958) is a Romanian Grandmaster (GM) (1988),

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 ...

winner (1999),

World Team Chess Championship The World Team Chess Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of 10 countries whose chess federations dominate their continent. It is played every two years. In chess, this tournament and the Chess Olympiads ...

individual bronze medalist (1985).

Biography

From the early 1980s to the late 1990s, Constantin Ionescu was one of the leading Romanian chess players. He has won eight individual

s medals: gold (1999, together with

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), four silver (1982, 1984, 1989, 1990) and three bronze (1979, 1992, 2000). Constantin Ionescu achieved many individual chess tournament successes, winning or shared the first places, among others in

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(1993), Bucharest (1993),

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(1996), Bucharest (2002). Constantin Ionescu played for Romania in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1986, at third board in the

27th Chess Olympiad The 27th Chess Olympiad ( ar, أولمبياد الشطرنج ال27, ''uwlimbiad al-shatranj al-27''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female ...

in Dubai (+4, =5, -2), * In 1988, at second board in the

28th Chess Olympiad The 28th Chess Olympiad ( el, Η 28η Σκακιστική Ολυμπιάδα, ''I 28i Skakistikí Olympiáda''), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division ...

in Thessaloniki (+6, =2, -4), * In 1990, at third board in the

29th Chess Olympiad The 29th Chess Olympiad ( sr, 29. Шаховска олимпијада, ''29. Šahovska olimpijada''), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this ...

in Novi Sad (+2, =2, -4), * In 1992, at third board in the

30th Chess Olympiad The 30th Chess Olympiad ( tl, Ika-30 Olimpiyadang pang-ahedres), 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. and a women's tournament, as wel ...

in Manila (+5, =4, -3), * In 1994, at second board in the

31st Chess Olympiad The 31st Chess Olympiad (russian: 31-я Шахматная олимпиада, ''31-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male an ...

in Moscow (+5, =4, -2), * In 1996, at third board in the

32nd Chess Olympiad The 32nd Chess Olympiad ( hy, 32-րդ Շախմատային օլիմպիադա, ''32-rd Shakhmatayin olimpiadan''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male ...

in Yerevan (+1, =9, -1), * In 1998, at fourth board in the

33rd Chess Olympiad The 33rd Chess Olympiad (, ''33-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada''; Kalmyk: 33-гче Шатрин олимпиад, ''33-gçe Şatrin olimpiad''), organized by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, took place between September 26 and O ...

in Elista (+1, =10, -0), * In 2000, at fourth board in the

34th Chess Olympiad The 34th Chess Olympiad ( tr, 34. Satranç Olimpiyatı), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to all players. and women's tourn ...

in Istanbul (+6, =3, -2). Constantin Ionescu played for Romania in the

: * In 1985, at second reserve board in the 1st World Team Chess Championship in

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(+0, =5, -0) and won individual bronze medal. Constantin Ionescu played for Romania in the European Team Chess Championship: * In 1989, at second board in the 9th European Team Chess Championship in Haifa (+3, =4, -2), * In 1992, at fourth board in the 10th European Team Chess Championship in Debrecen (+1, =3, -2), * In 1999, at fourth board in the 12th European Team Chess Championship in Batumi (+1, =2, -2). Constantin Ionescu played for Romania in the Men's Chess Balkaniads: * In 1980, at first reserve board in the 12th Chess Balkaniad in Istanbul (+1, =0, -0) and won team silver and individual gold medals, * In 1981, at first reserve board in the 13th Chess Balkaniad in Athens (+1, =0, -1) and won team silver and individual bronze medals, * In 1982, at sixth board in the 14th Chess Balkaniad in

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(+2, =1, -1) and won team bronze and individual silver medals, * In 1983, at sixth board in the 15th Chess Balkaniad in Băile Herculane (+1, =2, -1) and won team bronze and individual silver medals, * In 1985, at first reserve board in the 17th Chess Balkaniad in Irakleio (+2, =1, -0) and won team silver and individual gold medals, * In 1986, at second board in the 18th Chess Balkaniad in Sofia (+1, =3, -2) and won team bronze medal, * In 1988, at third board in the 19th Chess Balkaniad in Kaštel Stari (+1, =4, -1) and won team bronze and individual silver medals, * In 1990, at third board in the 21st Chess Balkaniad in Kavala (+1, =5, -0) and won team silver and individual gold medals, * In 1992, at first board in the 23rd Chess Balkaniad in

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(+0, =1, -2) and won team bronze medal, * In 1993, at first board in the 24th Chess Balkaniad in Ankara (+3, =1, -0) and won team bronze and individual gold medals, * In 1994, at first board in the 25th Chess Balkaniad in

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(+4, =1, -0) and won individual gold medal. In 1983, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and in 1988 he received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title.

References

External links

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