Tabanus: GM Vlad-Cristian Jianu, Romania, born 27 September 1984. Now rated 2527, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...IM in 2002. GM in 2007. Rated 2544 in Oct. 2008
Played in World U16 olympiads 1999 (board 3) and 2000 (board 2), and in European Team Ch 2007 (board 3, 4.5/7, perf. 2589).
World U10 vice champion 1994. European U10 vice champion 1994. European U12 vice champion 1996. European Junior Team Champion 2002. Champion of Romania 2006.
Placed 7th in World Junior Ch 2004, 1st in Timisoara Cup 2005 (1st GM norm), 1st in Timisoara Cup 2006 (2nd GM norm), 6th in Bucharest Autumn Cup 2006, 8th in Ciocaltea Memorial 2007, 69th in European Individual Ch 2007 (3rd GM norm), 1st in Galati Open 2007, 5th in Romanian Ch 2008, 4th in Felix Cup 2008, 5th in Ciocaltea Memorial 2009, 3rd in Arad Open 2009.
Biography:
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad-C... (in Polish)
Pictures:
http://www.frsah.ro/imagini_roze_ma...
http://youngchess.no-ip.org/galfoto...
Sweet victory in 2001:
[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Targoviste"]
[Date "2001.11.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Black "Jianu, Vlad Cristian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2397"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. Nbd2 Qxb2 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Qb6 8.
c4 Be7 9. d5 Nb4 10. Bb1 d6 11. Ne4 exd5 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Bf4 dxc4 14. a3 Nc6
15. Be4 Be6 16. Rb1 Qa6 17. Nh4 O-O-O 18. Qh5 d5 19. Bf5 Rd7 20. Qg4 Ne5 21.
Qg7 Re8 22. Bxh7 Bd8 23. Bg3 Ng6 24. Bxg6 fxg6 25. Qxg6 Rg8 26. Qh5 Bg4 27. Qh6
Be2 28. Rfe1 Bd3 29. Rbc1 Rh7 30. Qf4 Bc7 31. Qf3 Be4 32. Qe2 Rxh4 33. Bxh4
Rxg2+ 34. Kf1 Rxh2 35. Qg4+ Kd8 36. f3 Bd3+ 37. Kg1 Qd6 38. f4 Ra2 39. Qg7 Qe6
40. Ra1 Rc2 41. Qxf6+ Qxf6 42. Bxf6+ Kd7 43. Rac1 Ra2 44. Ra1 Rc2 45. Rac1 Ke6
46. Rxc2 Bxc2 47. Bc3 Kf5 48. Re2 Bd3 49. Rg2 b5 50. Rg7 Bb6 51. Rf7+ Kg4 52.
Kf2 d4 53. Ba1 c3 54. Rd7 dxe3+ 55. Kxe3 c4+ 56. Rd4 Bxd4+ 57. Kxd4 c2 58. Bb2
Kxf4 59. Bc1+ Kf3 60. Kc3 Ke2 61. Kb2 Kd1 62. Bh6 a5 63. Bg5 b4 64. a4 c3+ 0-1