Victor (Viorel) Bologan (born 14 December 1971) is a Moldovan

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player and author. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1991.

Career

Bologan won the first two editions of the Poikovsky

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International Tournament, in 2000 and 2001. He tied for first in the same tournament in 2005 and 2015. In 2003 he won the

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and the

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. He won the 2005 Canadian Open Chess Championship. Bologan tied for first place in the 2006 Aeroflot Open, finishing second on tiebreak. In May 2010, he tied for first with Wang Hao and

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at the Bosna International open in

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. Bologan played for Moldova in the

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in 1992 - 1998 and 2002 - 2014. Bologan,Viorel Ehefrau 2003 Dortmund

Education

Bologan graduated from the Moscow Physical Culture and Sports Institute in 1993. In 1996, he successfully defended a doctoral thesis on the structure of preparation of high level chess players at the

Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism (SCOLIPE) (russian: Российский государственный университет физической культуры, спорта, молодёжи и тур ...

.Mikhail Golubev
Interview with Victor Bologan
''GrandMaster Square''

Personal life

He is married to Margarita Bologan and they have three children.

Books

* Bologan, Victor (2007). ''Victor Bologan. Selected Games 1985–2004''. Russell Enterprises Inc. * Bologan, Victor (2008). ''The Chebanenko Slav According to Bologan''. New In Chess. . * Bologan, Victor (2009). ''The King's Indian According to Bologan. A Complete Black Repertoire''. Chess Stars. . * Bologan, Victor (2011). ''The Rossolimo Sicilian''. New In Chess. . * Bologan, Victor (2012). ''The Powerful Catalan. A Complete Repertoire for White''. New In Chess. . * Bologan, Victor (2014). ''Bologan's Black Weapons in the Open Games. How to Play for a Win if White Avoids the Ruy Lopez''. New In Chess. . * Bologan, Victor (2015). ''Bologan's Ruy Lopez for Black. How to Play for a Win against the Spanish Opening''. New In Chess. * Bologan, Victor (2017). ''Bologan's King's Indian. A Modern Reportoire for Black''. New In Chess. * Bologan, Victor (2018). ''Bologan's Caro-Kann. A Modern Repertoire for Black''. New In Chess.

ChessBase Fritztrainer opening DVDs

* Bologan, Viktor (2009). ''The King's Indian.'' Fritztrainer opening DVD, ChessBase. . * Bologan, Viktor (2009). ''The Caro–Kann.'' Fritztrainer opening DVD, ChessBase. . * Bologan, Viktor (2010). ''The Sicilian Rossolimo for White.'' Fritztrainer opening DVD, ChessBase. * Bologan, Viktor (2010). ''The Fighting Philidor.'' Fritztrainer opening DVD, ChessBase. * Bologan, Viktor (2011). ''Beating the Sicilian: Grandmaster Bologan's Repertoire Vol. 1, 2 and 3.'' Fritztrainer opening DVD, ChessBase. * Bologan, Viktor. ''The Catalan: A complete repertoire for White!'' Fritztrainer opening DVD, ChessBase. * Bologan, Viktor. ''Fit for the French.'' Fritztrainer opening DVD, ChessBase.

References

External links

Victor Bologan
chess games at 365Chess.com *
Profile
of Victor Bologan.
Bisik-Bisik with GM Victor Bologan
1971 births Living people Chess grandmasters Chess Olympiad competitors Chess writers Chess players from Chișinău Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism, Department of Chess alumni {{Moldova-chess-bio-stub