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Gabriel Mironiuc, an 11-year-old boy, with a bronze medal round his neck and a small Moldovan tricolour in his hand, holding an award, next to an organiser, in front of the banners of the “Open Bohumín” festival.
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Gabriel Mironiuc, an 11-year-old from Ungheni, wins a prize at the international chess tournament in Bohumín

Gabriel Mironiuc, an 11-year-old pupil at the “Alexandr Pușkin” Lyceum in Ungheni, was the best-placed player from the Republic of Moldova in his section at the “Open Bohumín” international chess festival, held in July in the Czech Republic. The section — a classical FIDE-rated tournament — had 26 participants. Ungheni City Hall announced a bronze medal for him. He trains at the Ungheni Sports School — a town with a chess tradition that hosted, in 2021, a simultaneous exhibition with former world champion Anatoly Karpov.

Ion Calmis·12 August 2026· News
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A wooden chessboard mid-game, with white and black pieces and an analog chess clock beside it, on a cloth-covered table; other tables with boards blurred in the background. No people in the frame.
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145 players in Ungheni: the “Vara de Aur” chess festival, above all a children's one, is in full swing

The “Vara de Aur – 2026” chess festival brings 145 players together in six tournaments in Ungheni, between 16 and 19 July, and is organised by Ungheni City Hall. Nearly 6 in 10 participants are children. Only one tournament carries an international FIDE rating, and the only player with a classical title is an international master; no grandmaster is taking part. The Palace of Culture called the competition “one of the most important,” but the festival does not appear in the national competition calendar for 2026.

Ion Calmis·18 July 2026· News
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