Mihaela Sandu (born 19 February 1977) is a

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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 disti ...

player who holds the

FIDE title FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2008).

Chess career

In 1991 in

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, Mihaela Sandu won silver medal in the

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 ...

in age category U14. In 1993 she participated in the

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 ...

in age category U16. In 2003 in

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Mihaela Sandu won the International Women's chess tournament ''Roses Cup Women''. In Romanian Women's Chess championships she won silver (2014) and bronze (2013) medals. Sandu played for Romania in the

Women's Chess Olympiad The Women's Chess Olympiad is an event held by FIDE (the International Chess Federation) since 1957 (every two years since 1972), where national women's teams compete at chess for gold, silver and bronze medals. Since 1976 the Women's Chess Olympia ...

: * In 2012, at reserve board in the 40th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+2, =1, −2). She 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 ...

s: * In 2009, at fourth board in the 8th European Team Chess Championship (women) in

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(+2, =2, −2), * In 2015, at reserve board in the 11th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Reykjavik (+4, =0, −3). In 2007, Sandu was awarded the FIDE

Woman International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

(WIM) title and she received the FIDE

Woman Grandmaster FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

(WGM) title year later.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandu, Mihaela 1977 births Living people Romanian female chess players Romanian chess players Chess woman grandmasters Chess Olympiad competitors Sportspeople from Ploiești