Victor (Viorel) Bologan[1] (born 14 December 1971) is a Moldovanchess player and author. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1991.
Career
Bologan won the first two editions of the Poikovsky Karpov International Tournament, in 2000 and 2001.[2] He tied for first in the same tournament in 2005[3] and 2015.[4] In 2003 he won the Aeroflot Open and the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting ahead of some of the world's top players.[5]
He is married to Margarita Bologan with whom he has three children.
Bologan is currently living in Doha, Qatar. 2 of his children go to Hamilton international school, 1 in grade 10 and the other in grade 2.
Books
Bologan, Victor (2007). Victor Bologan. Selected Games 1985–2004. Russell Enterprises Inc. ISBN978-1-888690-37-8
Bologan, Victor (2008). The Chebanenko Slav According to Bologan. New In Chess. ISBN978-90-5691-246-8.
Bologan, Victor (2009). The King's Indian According to Bologan. A Complete Black Repertoire. Chess Stars. ISBN978-954-8782-71-5.
Bologan, Victor (2011). The Rossolimo Sicilian. New In Chess. ISBN978-90-5691-345-8.
Bologan, Victor (2012). The Powerful Catalan. A Complete Repertoire for White. New In Chess. ISBN978-90-5691-401-1.
Bologan, Victor (2014). Bologan's Black Weapons in the Open Games. How to Play for a Win if White Avoids the Ruy Lopez. New In Chess. ISBN9056915436.
Bologan, Victor (2015). Bologan's Ruy Lopez for Black. How to Play for a Win against the Spanish Opening. New In Chess. ISBN978-90-5691-607-7
Bologan, Victor (2017). Bologan's King's Indian. A Modern Reportoire for Black. New In Chess. ISBN978-9056917203
Bologan, Victor (2018). Bologan's Caro-Kann. A Modern Repertoire for Black. New In Chess. ISBN978-9056917784
ChessBase Fritztrainer opening DVDs
Bologan, Viktor (2009). The King's Indian. Fritztrainer opening DVD, ChessBase. ISBN978-3-86681-139-3.
Bologan, Viktor (2009). The Caro–Kann. Fritztrainer opening DVD, ChessBase. ISBN978-3-86681-131-7.
Bologan, Viktor (2010). The Sicilian Rossolimo for White. Fritztrainer opening DVD, ChessBase.
Bologan, Viktor (2010). The Fighting Philidor. Fritztrainer opening DVD, ChessBase.
Bologan, Viktor (2011). Beating the Sicilian: Grandmaster Bologan's Repertoire Vol. 1, 2 and 3. Fritztrainer opening DVD, ChessBase.
Bologan, Viktor. The Catalan: A complete repertoire for White! Fritztrainer opening DVD, ChessBase.
Bologan, Viktor. Fit for the French. Fritztrainer opening DVD, ChessBase.
References
^Viktor is his official name, Viorel is his home name; according to his autobiography he is called Viorel by his mother.