Andreea Bollengier Explained

Andreea Bollengier
Full Name:Andreea-Teodora Sasu-Ducșoara
Country:Romania
France
Birth Date:17 May 1975
Birth Place:Brașov, Romania
Death Place:Talence, France
Rating:2169 (September 2018)
Peakrating:2291 (September 2014)
Fideid:1203347

Andreea Bollengier (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).

Biography

At the age of 5, Andreea started playing chess with her father Adrian Sasu-Ducșoara, an FIDE Master. Later, 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.

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. She died on 28 May 2021, at age 46, of an undisclosed illness.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blitz Interview: Andreea Bollengier . L'Echiquier du Roy René . fr . 13 December 2014 . 18 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Andreea Sasu-Ducşoară . Wojciech . Bartelski . OlimpBase.org . 31 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Belfort 2010 : Le couple du championnat de France . Belfort 2010: The couple of the French championship . echecs.asso.fr . fr . 23 August 2010 . 31 October 2019 . Andreea Sasu-Ducsoara.
  4. Web site: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Andreea Bollengier . Wojciech . Bartelski . OlimpBase.org . 31 October 2019.
  5. Web site: Andreea Bollengier nous a quittés . Andreea Bollengier has passed away . echecs.asso.fr . fr . 31 May 2021 . 31 May 2021.