Gabriela Olărașu
Romanian chess player
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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).
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 November 1964 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Romania |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (1997) |
| Peak rating | 2373 (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).[citation needed]
Gabriela Olărașu played for Romania in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[5]
- In 1984, at first reserve board in the 26th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+0, =2, −0) and won the team bronze medal,
- In 1986, at first reserve board in the 27th Chess Olympiad (women) in Dubai (+5, =4, −0) and won the team bronze medal and individual gold medal,
- In 1988, at second board in the 28th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+5, =2, −5),
- In 1990, at third board in the 29th Chess Olympiad (women) in Novi Sad (+6, =1, −5),
- In 1996, at first reserve board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Yerevan (+2, =3, −2),
- In 1998, at first reserve board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Elista (+6, =0, −3),
- In 2002, at third board in the 35th Chess Olympiad (women) in Bled (+2, =6, −2),
- In 2004, at third board in the 36th Chess Olympiad (women) in Calvià (+6, =1, −3).
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.[citation needed]
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[update], she still did not recover from her condition.[7]
