Traian Stanciu (14 September 1935 – 10 November 2019) was a Romanian chess player, FIDE Master (FM) and

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 ...

medalist (1963).

Biography

In the 1960s, Traian Stanciu was one of the strongest Romanian chess players. He won a bronze medal in the

in 1963. Traian Stanciu played for Romania in the Chess Olympiad: * In 1966, at the second reserve board in the

17th Chess Olympiad The 17th Chess Olympiad ( es, La 17a Olimpíada de ajedrez), 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 severa ...

in Havana (+3, =2, -2). Traian Stanciu played for Romania in the European Team Chess Championship: * In 1965, at the seventh board in the 3rd European Team Chess Championship in Hamburg (+2, =5, -3). Traian Stanciu played for Romania in the World Student Team Chess Championship: * In 1965, at the third board in the 12th World Student Team Chess Championship in Sinaia (+5, =3, -3).

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* * * 1935 births 2019 deaths Romanian chess players Chess FIDE Masters Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players Place of birth missing {{Romania-chess-bio-stub