Andreea Bollengier (née Sasu-Ducșoara; 17 May 1975 – 28 May 2021) was a Romanian-born French chess player who held the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM) since 2000. She was a two-time French Women's Chess Championship medalist (2011, 2014).
| Andreea Bollengier | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Andreea-Teodora Sasu-Ducșoara |
| Country | Romania France |
| Born | 17 May 1975 Brașov, Romania |
| Died | 28 May 2021 (aged 46) Talence, France |
| Title | Woman International Master (2000) |
| FIDE rating | 2169 (September 2018) |
| Peak rating | 2291 (September 2014) |
Biography edit
At the age of 5, Andreea started playing chess with her father Adrian Sasu-Ducșoara, an FIDE Master. Later,[when?] she won a Romanian Youth Chess Championship in the U16 girl's age group.[1]
In 2000, she played for Romania in the Women's Chess Olympiad, at first reserve board in the 34th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+3, =2, −1).[2]
Bollengier won the French Women's Chess Championship Accession féminine tournament in 2010.[3] She twice won medals in French Women's Chess Championship: silver in 2014 and bronze in 2011.[citation needed]
In 2012, she played for France in the Women's Chess Olympiad, at fourth board in the 40th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+4, =0, −3).[4]
Bollengier was married in 2005 and had two children.[1] She died on 28 May 2021, at age 46, of an undisclosed illness.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Blitz Interview: Andreea Bollengier". L'Echiquier du Roy René (in French). 13 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Andreea Sasu-Ducşoară". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Belfort 2010 : Le couple du championnat de France" [Belfort 2010: The couple of the French championship]. echecs.asso.fr (in French). 23 August 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
Andreea Sasu-Ducsoara
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Andreea Bollengier". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Andreea Bollengier nous a quittés" [Andreea Bollengier has passed away]. echecs.asso.fr (in French). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
External links edit
- Andreea Bollengier rating card at FIDE at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 May 2021)
- Andreea Bollengier player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Andreea Bollengier chess games at 365Chess.com
- Andreea-Teodora Sasu-Ducsoara chess games at ChessTempo.com
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