Gabriela Olărașu

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| country = Romania

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|11|07|df=y}}

| birth_place = Iași, Socialist Republic of Romania

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| title = Woman Grandmaster (1997)

| peakrating =2373 (July 2000)

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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).

Biography

She was born on 7 November 1964,{{Cite web|last=Soare|first=Anton|date=5 November 2010|title=CALENDAR SPORTIV DE LA VRANCEA – PE 5 NOIEMBRIE S-A NĂSCUT ION PÂRCĂLAB, SUPRANUMIT SĂGEATA CARPAȚILOR|trans-title=SPORTS CALENDAR FROM VRANCEA – ON 5 NOVEMBER ION PÂRCĂLAB WAS BORN, NICKNAMED THE ARROW OF THE CARPATHIANS|url=http://www.sportuldevrancea.ro/index.php?m=0&stire_id=3791|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210628195122/http://www.sportuldevrancea.ro/index.php?m=0&stire_id=3791|archive-date=2021-06-28|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Sportul de Vrancea|language=ro}} in Iași.{{Cite web|last=Heisu|first=George|date=11 September 2003|title=Ieșenii au scăpat printre degete titlurile naționale|trans-title=The national titles slipped through the fingers of the people of Iași|url=https://www.bzi.ro/iesenii-au-scapat-printre-degete-titlurile-nationale-41957|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421145858/https://www.bzi.ro/iesenii-au-scapat-printre-degete-titlurile-nationale-41957|archive-date=2021-04-21|access-date=2021-04-21|website=BZI.ro|language=ro}} She graduated the "Costache Negruzzi" high school in 1983.{{Cite web|last=|date=4 September 2012|title=Dăruiește: Ajută la recuperarea Gabrielei Olărașu|trans-title=Give: Aid to the recovery of Gabriela Olărașu|url=http://frsah.ro/index.php/2012/09/04/daruieste-ajuta-la-recuperarea-gabrielei-olarasu-2/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210421150525/http://frsah.ro/index.php/2012/09/04/daruieste-ajuta-la-recuperarea-gabrielei-olarasu-2/|archive-date=2021-04-21|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Federația Română de Șah|language=ro}}

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.{{cite web|last=Nicolae|first=Zidaru|title=Federația Română de Șah: Prezentare|url=http://www.frsah.ro/prezentare.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070627001605/http://frsah.ro/prezentare.htm|archive-date=2007-06-27|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Federația Română de Șah}} Gabriela Olărașu is the winner of many international women chess tournaments, including the ones in Bucharest (1997), Belgrade (2005) and Sofia (2006).{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}

Gabriela Olărașu played for Romania in the Women's Chess Olympiads:{{cite web|last=Bartelski|first=Wojciech|title=OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Gabriela Stanciu-Olărașu|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playersw/qg0wwmip.html|website=www.olimpbase.org}}

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:{{cite web|last=Bartelski|first=Wojciech|title=OlimpBase :: European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Gabriela Olărașu|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playersu/qg0wwmip.html|website=www.olimpbase.org}}

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|date=April 2021}}

On 17 June 2012,{{Cite web|last=Mîț|first=Adriana|date=22 May 2013|title=Drama unei șahiste de performanță, care luptă cu o boală gravă ce i-a răpit șansa la o viață normală. Cum o poți ajuta|trans-title=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|url=https://www.pressalert.ro/2013/05/drama-unei-sahiste-de-performanta-care-lupta-cu-o-boala-grava-ce-i-a-rapit-sansa-la-o-viata-normala/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421133031/https://www.pressalert.ro/2013/05/drama-unei-sahiste-de-performanta-care-lupta-cu-o-boala-grava-ce-i-a-rapit-sansa-la-o-viata-normala/|archive-date=2021-04-21|access-date=2021-04-21|website=PRESSALERT.ro|language=ro}} she suffered a heart attack followed by a cardiac arrest.{{Cite web|last=Surulescu|first=Daniela|date=5 December 2012|title=Simultan de șah, organizat la Timișoara pentru a salva viața marii maestre internaționale, Gabriela Olărașu|trans-title=Chess simul organized in Timișoara to save the life of the great international master, Gabriela Olărașu|url=https://www.opiniatimisoarei.ro/simultan-de-sah-organizat-la-timisoara-pentru-a-salva-viata-marii-maestre-internationale-gabriela-olarasu/05/12/2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020211325/https://www.opiniatimisoarei.ro/simultan-de-sah-organizat-la-timisoara-pentru-a-salva-viata-marii-maestre-internationale-gabriela-olarasu/05/12/2012|archive-date=2020-10-20|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Opinia Timișoarei|language=ro}} 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.

{{As of|2013}}, she still did not recover from her condition.

References

External links

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Category:Romanian female chess players

Category:Romanian chess players

Category:Chess Woman Grandmasters

Category:Chess Olympiad competitors

Category:Living people

Category:1964 births

Category:Sportspeople from Iași

Category:20th-century Romanian sportswomen