Sürengiin Möömöö Explained

Sürengiin Möömöö
Country:Mongolia
Birth Date:1930
Birth Place:Khyargas, Uvs, Mongolia

Sürengiin Möömöö (Mongolian: Сүрэнгийн Мөөмөө) was a Mongolian linguist and chess player. He was born in 1930 in Khyargas, Uvs,[1] and died on 7 July 2021 due to illness.[2]

Linguistics career

Sürengiin Möömöö graduated from the National University of Mongolia in 1957 with a degree in Mongolian language, literature and linguistics. He then began a teaching career at that university which lasted over 50 years,[3] becoming an associate professor in 1982 and a full professor in 1995.[2] He obtained a Candidate of Sciences degree for his pioneering studies of Mongolian phonetics[4] at Leningrad State University in 1970,[3] and a Doctor of Science degree from the Humboldt University of Berlin in 1984 for his dissertation on Mongolian dialectology.[5] He taught at the University of Warsaw from 1969 to 1973 and was a visiting professor at Osaka University from 1978 to 1980.[3]

In 1982, Möömöö co-authored a book on Mongolian dialects with his student Yümjiriin Mönkh-Amgalan.[3] He edited Damdinsüren and Osor's 1983 Mongolian Orthographic Dictionary (Mongolian: Монгол үсгийн дүрмийн толь),[6] [7] the standard source for Mongolian Cyrillic orthography until 2018.[8] [9] He was a member of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences,[3] and was awarded the Order of the Polar Star in 2003,[2] and the title of Honoured Teacher of Mongolia by President Nambaryn Enkhbayar in 2008.[10]

Chess career

Sürengiin Möömöö competed in several editions of the Mongolian Chess Championship. He finished second at the 1955 championship, won it in 1958, and finished third in 1961.[1]

In the first international chess tournament held in Mongolia (Ulan Bator 1956, won by Heinz Liebert), Möömöö finished in seventh place with 9/15, making the best score among the Mongolian participants.[1] [11] He tied for third with Andor Lilienthal in a tournament held in Tashkent in 1959, which was won by Alexander Grushevsky.[12] In 1960, he played a match for the West Asian subzonal (a qualifying stage for the 1963 World Chess Championship) held in Madras, losing 1–3 to Manuel Aaron.[13]

Möömöö played for Mongolia in three Chess Olympiads:[14]

Möömöö also represented Mongolia three times in the World Student Team Chess Championships:[15]

Möömöö competed in the inaugural World Senior Chess Championship held in Bad Wörishofen in 1991, where he scored 6.5/11 and finished in a tie for 23rd place.[16] [17]

Publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Сvрэнгийн Мєємєє . Sürengiin Möömöö . MongolChess . 2021-06-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160319042656/http://www.mongolchess.com/old/champions/mongolian-champions/64-smoomoo . 2016-03-19 . dead.
  2. Web site: Zayaabaatar . D. . Delgerjargal . P. . Tuvshintugs . B. . Эмгэнэл : Сүрэнгийн Мөөмөө /1930-2021/ . . 2022-07-08 . 2022-02-12.
  3. Web site: Эрдмийн гал шар уураг . mn . National Association of Mongolian Language and Literature Teachers . . 2010-06-03 . 2021-06-20.
  4. Book: Svantesson . Jan-Olof . Jan-Olof Svantesson . Tsendina . Anna . Karlsson . Anastasia . Franzén . Vivan . The Phonology of Mongolian . xvii . . 2005 . New York . 0-19-926017-6.
  5. Web site: Die Sprechkultur und das System der Intonation in der mongolischen Sprache . de . . 2021-06-26.
  6. Web site: Ц.Дамдинсүрэн, Б.Осор. Монгол үсгийн дүрмийн толь. Уб., 1983. . mn . National Council for Language Policy . 2021-06-20.
  7. Web site: Толийн тухай . About the dictionary . mn . Монгол хэлний зөв бичих дүрмийн журамласан толь . 2021-06-20.
  8. Web site: Dulguun . B. . 2018-06-20 . New dictionary to end uncertainty over spelling . . 4 . 2021-06-20.
  9. President attends launch ceremony of a Mongolian spelling dictionary . . 2018-06-19 . 2021-06-20.
  10. Web site: Ерєнхийлєгч : » Д.Жамъянжав ардын жvжигчин боллоо . mn . Olloo.mn . 2008-01-11 . 2021-06-20.
  11. Book: Di Felice, Gino . Chess Results, 1956–1960 . 74 . 2010 . McFarland . 978-0-786-44803-6.
  12. Web site: Popovsky . Alexey . International Tournament- Tashkent 15-30.11.1959 . Russian Chess Base . 2021-06-20.
  13. Web site: OlimpBase :: Asian subzonal West :: Madras 1960. www.olimpbase.org.
  14. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Suren Momo. www.olimpbase.org.
  15. Web site: OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Suren Momo. www.olimpbase.org.
  16. Web site: Wch Seniors . 365Chess.com . 2021-06-20.
  17. Web site: DWZ-Auswertung 9147-000.F05: Senioren Weltmeisterschaft 1991 . de . Alte DWZ-Onlinedatenbank . 2003-02-17 . 2021-06-20.

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