Bologan Victor – Viorel (14.12.1971)

Moldovian Grandmaster (1991) Graduated in Pedagogy (Ph.D.) from Sports Academy, Moscow (1996). USSR U20 Champion in 1991. Coached by Chabanenko, Lanka, and Dvoretsky. FIDE Executive Director (2018-).

Best results: Winner or shared first at Xanthi 1991, Las Palmas and Ostrava 1993, Novgorod Open 1995, Euro Club Cup 1996 with Kazan, New York Open 1997 with 8/9, Tallinn 1998, Belfort and Philadelphia Open 1999, Zonal 1.8 2000, Minsk, Beijing , Pokora and  Buenos Aires in 2000, Shanghai 2001, Pamplona 2002, Aubervilliers 2003, Moscow Aeroflot 2003 his best achievement, Dortmund 2003, Bosna 2005, Dresden Porzellan Cup 2006, Aeroflot Open 2006 and Karpov Poikovsky 2010 and 2015.

A participant in the world championships of 1997, 2000, 2001 and 2004, as well in 12 Olympiads since 1992.
Chief coach of Qatar chess federation (since 2007) and former coach Anatoly Karpov.

Author of Viktor Bologan: Selected Games 1985-2004 (2005), The Chabanenko Slav according Bologan (2008), The King Indian (2009), The Rossolimo Sicilian 2011, The Powerful Catalan: A Complete Repertoire for White (2012), Bologan’s Black Weapons in the Open Games: How to Play for a Win if White Avoids the Ruy Lopez (2014), Bologan’s Ruy Lopez for Black. How to Play for a Win against the Spanish Opening (2015), Bologan’s King’s Indian (2017), Bologan’s Caro Kann (2018) and many dvds.

Peak rating: 2734 in 2012.