21.08.09 Chess is a new subject in schools of Moldova
The oldest game of humanity will be included in the curriculum of schools in Moldova since the autumn of this year in accordance with Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Moldova "On some measures of chess sports promoting in the Republic of Moldova". It states in part: to consider the promotion of chess sports as one of the priorities of the sport development in the Republic of Moldova. The Ministry of Education and Youth have to include chess module in the curriculum of school discipline "Physical Education" with effect since 2009-2010 school year. In the Central Chess Club of Chisinau a seminar for trainers, who will coordinate the training process of schoolchildren, was held.
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23.04.09 Boris Nevednichy - holder of the main prize
The traditional annual International Tournament for the Disabled was held in Chisinau from 10th to 18th of April. And again the sevenfold champion of Moldova IM Boris Nevednichy became a winner of the competition among men. This tournament is held in Chisinau on the initiative of FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov since 1998. More than 40 players took part in the tournament, among them - International Masters Victor Romcovici, Boris Nevednichy, disabled – Victor Panush, Herman Mynzat, Victor Geru, Dmitry Stoyanov and many others. The newspaper “Nezavisimaya Moldova” supported the initiative of the national chess federation and established six cash prizes for winners of tournament. After the tense and exciting struggle the first and second places were shared between IM Boris Nevednichy, trainer-teacher of Chess CYSC ¹ 7, and Viorel Postolachi, pupil of the same school…
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03.04.09 Chess in schools in Moldova was given green light
In recent years students of chess school in Moldova show consistently high results on the international arena, regardless of kind of competitions they are competing in: the international classification tournaments, the European Championships, the World Championships or the World Chess Olympiads. We are proud to have leading Grandmaster such as Victor Bologan, Viorel  Iordachescu, Almira Skripchenko, Svetlana Petrenko, Karolina Smokina and on an equal basis with them and our young talented chess masters Irina Bulmaga, Diana Baciu, who represent our country at various chess forums. And I would like to stress once again that our leading chess players are the pupils of the program "chess in schools", which was carried out in the schools in Chisinau and in several other cities and districts with the approval of the Ministry of Education of the former Moldavian SSR from 1981 until the collapse of the former Soviet empire.
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01.01.09 GM Bauer and GM Svetushkin tied on first

The 5th Open International de Vandoeuvre took place on 26th-30th December. After nine rounds of play with Swiss system, GM Christian Bauer and moldavian GM Dmitry Svetushkin (photo) shared the first place with 7.5 points each, full point ahead of the chasing pack. The prize fund was 5.500 € worth, with 1.500 € reserved for the winner. http://tournaments.chessdom.com/vandoeuvre-open-2008 . First part from the final standings (92 players)…

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26.11.2008 Moldova’s chess teams finish among top 50 at Dresden Olympiad
The men’s team of Moldova took the 43rd position with 13 points at the Chess Olympiad held in Dresden, Germany. In the last round, Moldova drew with Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-2. Viorel Iordachescu scored a victory, Alexei Hrusciov and Vasile Sanduleac drew, while Dumitru Svetuschin suffered his first defeat. Viorel Bologan had the best performance, scoring 2,695 points. Yet, Dumitru Svetuschin obtained 7 points of the 11 possible. Armenia won the Chess Olympiad the second consecutive time with 19 points. Israel ranked second with 18 points, while the United States finished third with 17 points. The women’s team finished the 33rd with 13 points. In the last round, Moldova won against Ecuador 2.5-1.5. Elena Partac and Irina Bulmaga scored victories, Carolina Smochina drew, while Svetlana Petrenco suffered a defeat.
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