Emil Ungureanu (1 November 1936 – 2012) was

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chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...

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(1978),

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 ...

s medalist (1968, 1971, 1975).

Biography

In the second half of the 1960s and in the 1970s, Emil Ungureanu was one of the leading Romanian chess players. He competed many times in the finals of

and won three medals: two silver (1968, 1971) and bronze (1975). Emil Ungureanu won International Chess Tournaments in

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(1960),

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(1961),

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(1970),

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(1971),

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(1973) and

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(1974). In 1977, he divided the 4th place with

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) in

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(behind

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and

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). In 1999, in Timișoara in the

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Chess tournament Emil Ungureanu shared the first place (ahead

Cristina Adela Foișor Cristina Adela Foișor ( Bădulescu; 7 June 1967 – 22 January 2017)Chess Olympiad The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in 2020 and ...

s: * In 1968, at second reserve board in the

18th Chess Olympiad The 18th Chess Olympiad ( it, Le 18º Olimpiadi degli scacchi), 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 seve ...

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(+3, =5, -2), * In 1970, at fourth board in the

19th Chess Olympiad The 19th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 19. Schacholympiade), comprising an open team tournament as well as the annual FIDE congress, took place between September 5–27, 1970, in Siegen, West Germany. The Soviet team with six Grandmasters, led ...

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(+4, =2, -4), * In 1972, at fourth board in the

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(+3, =7, -3). Emil Ungureanu played for Romania in the

European Team Chess Championship The European Team Championship (often abbreviated in texts and games databases as ''ETC'') is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9. This more ...

: * In 1973, at eight board in the 5th European Team Chess Championship in

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(+1, =3, -1), * In 1977, at eight board in the 6th European Team Chess Championship in

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(+3, =2, -2). Emil Ungureanu played for Romania in the World Student Team Chess Championship: * In 1962, at fourth board in the 9th World Student Team Chess Championship in

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(+5, =2, -4). Emil Ungureanu played for Romania in the Men's Chess Balkaniads: * In 1971, at sixth board in the 3rd Men's Chess Balkaniad in

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(+1, =1, -0) and won team gold and individual silver medals, * In 1972, at sixth board in the 4th Men's Chess Balkaniad in

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(+2, =2, -0) and won team bronze and individual silver medals, * In 1973, at seventh board in the 5th Men's Chess Balkaniad in

Poiana Brașov Poiana Brașov (, german: Schulerau; hu, Brassópojána) is a neighborhood of Brașov and a Romanian ski resort. After the 2010s modernization, the ski area has expanded from to and the slope’s length was increased from to . Most slopes ...

(+1, =0, -1) and won team silver medal, * In 1977, at first reserve board in the 9th Men's Chess Balkaniad in

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(+2, =1, -0) and won team gold and individual silver medals, * In 1978, at third board in the 10th Men's Chess Balkaniad in

Băile Herculane Băile Herculane ( la, Aqua Herculis; german: Herkulesbad; hu, Herkulesfürdő; cz, Herkulovy Lázně, tr, Lazarethane) is a spa town in Romanian Banat, in Caraș-Severin County, situated in the valley of the Cerna River, between the Mehedinț ...

(+0, =2, -0) and won team silver and individual bronze medals.

References

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chess games at 365chess.com 1936 births 2012 deaths category:Sportspeople from Târgu Jiu Romanian chess players Chess International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors {{Romania-bio-stub