Dragoș Cereș (born 2004) is a Moldovan

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 ...

player who holds the title of International Master (IM, 2022). He won Moldovan Chess Championship (2022).

Biography

Dragoș Cereș multiple times won Moldovan Youth Chess Championships in various age groups: U10 (2014), U14 (2018) and U16 (2019). He participated in

European Youth Chess Championship The European Youth Chess Championship is organized by the European Chess Union (ECU) in groups under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 years old. The first tournament was held in 1991, and the under 8 category was introduced in 2007. Until 2002 there was als ...

s and

World Youth Chess Championship The World Youth Chess Championship is a FIDE-organized worldwide chess competition for boys and girls under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18. Twelve world champions are crowned every year. Since 2015, the event has been split into "World Cade ...

s. In 2019 Dragoș Cereș ranked in 2nd place in European School Chess Championship in U15 age group. In 2022 Dragoș Cereș won Moldovan Chess Championship. In August 2023, he finished third in the

Riga Technical University Open Riga Technical University Open (also RTU Open) is international "open" chess festival, annually held in Riga, Latvia in August. It is the largest classical chess tournament in the Baltic states. Abstract The Riga Technical University Open is ...

"A" tournament. Dragoș Cereș played for Moldova in the

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 an ...

: * In 2022, at reserve board in the 44th Chess Olympiad in

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(+5, =3, -1). In 2022, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.

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* * * 2004 births Living people Chess International Masters Moldovan chess players {{Moldova-chess-bio-stub Chess Olympiad competitors