Gabriela Olărașu

Gabriela Olărașu (née Stanciu, also Stanciu-Olărașu; born 7 November 1964) is a Romanian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 1997). She is six times Romanian Women Chess Champion (1988, 1989, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003).

Gabriela Olărașu
Country Romania
Born (1964-11-07) 7 November 1964
Iași, Socialist Republic of Romania
TitleWoman Grandmaster (1997)
Peak rating2373 (July 2000)

Biography

She was born on 7 November 1964,[1] in Iași.[2] She graduated the "Costache Negruzzi" high school in 1983.[3]

In 1984, in Katowice she won silver medal in European Junior Chess Championship for under age 20. Olărașu has participated in many Romanian women's chess championships where she won 6 gold (1988, 1989, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003), 4 silver (1984, 1985, 1995, 2004) and 4 bronzes (1987, 1994, 2001, 2002) medals.[4] Gabriela Olărașu is the winner of many international women chess tournaments, including the ones in Bucharest (1997), Belgrade (2005) and Sofia (2006).

Gabriela Olărașu played for Romania in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[5]

Gabriela Olărașu played for Romania in the European Team Chess Championships:[6]

  • In 2005, at third board in the 6th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Gothenburg (+2, =5, -1).

Olărașu was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1985 and the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title in 1997.

On 17 June 2012,[7] she suffered a heart attack followed by a cardiac arrest.[8] She spent three weeks in a coma, after which she partially recovered. A month after waking up from the coma, she was released from the hospital, only to come back. The doctors found out she had a cancerous blood disease.[7]

As of 2013, she still did not recover from her condition.[7]

References
  1. Soare, Anton (5 November 2010). "CALENDAR SPORTIV DE LA VRANCEA – PE 5 NOIEMBRIE S-A NĂSCUT ION PÂRCĂLAB, SUPRANUMIT SĂGEATA CARPAȚILOR" [SPORTS CALENDAR FROM VRANCEA – ON 5 NOVEMBER ION PÂRCĂLAB WAS BORN, NICKNAMED THE ARROW OF THE CARPATHIANS]. Sportul de Vrancea (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. Heisu, George (11 September 2003). "Ieșenii au scăpat printre degete titlurile naționale" [The national titles slipped through the fingers of the people of Iași]. BZI.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. "Dăruiește: Ajută la recuperarea Gabrielei Olărașu" [Give: Aid to the recovery of Gabriela Olărașu]. Federația Română de Șah (in Romanian). 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  4. Nicolae, Zidaru. "Federația Română de Șah: Prezentare". Federația Română de Șah. Archived from the original on 27 June 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  5. Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Gabriela Stanciu-Olărașu". www.olimpbase.org.
  6. Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Gabriela Olărașu". www.olimpbase.org.
  7. Mîț, Adriana (22 May 2013). "Drama unei șahiste de performanță, care luptă cu o boală gravă ce i-a răpit șansa la o viață normală. Cum o poți ajuta" [The drama of a top chess player that is fighting with a serious disease that had kidnapped her chance to a normal life. How you can help her]. PRESSALERT.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  8. Surulescu, Daniela (5 December 2012). "Simultan de șah, organizat la Timișoara pentru a salva viața marii maestre internaționale, Gabriela Olărașu" [Chess simul organized in Timișoara to save the life of the great international master, Gabriela Olărașu]. Opinia Timișoarei (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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