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{{Short description|Canadian chess grandmaster (born 1999)}}
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'''Razvan Preotu''' (born August 11, 1999 in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]) is a Canadian chess [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]].
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'''Razvan Preotu''' (born August 11, 1999 in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]) is a Canadian [[chess]] [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]].


==Early life, family, and education==
==Early life, family, and education==
Preotu is the son of Rene and Gabriela Preotu, who came to Canada from [[Romania]] in 1998. The family settled in Toronto, and moved to nearby [[Burlington, Ontario]] in 2003. In early 2017, Razvan was a grade 12 student at Dr. [[Frank Hayden]] Secondary School in Burlington; he is on target to graduate from high school in the summer of 2017. He is studing computer science at University of Texas at Dallas playing chess for the [https://www.utdallas.edu/chess/chess-team/ university chess team].
Preotu is the son of Rene and Gabriela Preotu, who came to Canada from [[Romania]] in 1998. The family settled in Toronto, and moved to nearby [[Burlington, Ontario]] in 2003. Razvan graduated from Dr. [[Frank Hayden|Frank J. Hayden]] Secondary School in the summer of 2017 and completed his master's degree in computer science at The [[University of Texas at Dallas]].{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} He was awarded a chess scholarship and was a member of the university chess team for 6 years.


==Chess career==
==Chess career==
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====FM title====
====FM title====
Upon attaining a FIDE rating of 2300, Razvan was awarded the FIDE Master title in 2013, at age 14.
Upon attaining a FIDE rating of 2300, Razvan was awarded the [[FIDE Master]] (FM) title in 2013, at age 14.


===International Master===
===International Master===
Razvan scored his first International Master (IM) norm at the 2013 North American Open in [[Las Vegas]]. He earned his first win over a Grandmaster when he defeated [[Bator Sambuev]], a Canadian Olympic team member, at the 2013 [[Guelph]] Pro-Am. He made his second IM norm at the 2014 World Open at [[Arlington, Virginia]]; this was also a Grandmaster norm. He attained his third and final required IM norm at the 2014 U.S. Masters, and was awarded the title by FIDE later that year, as his FIDE rating had topped 2400.
Razvan scored his first [[International Master]] (IM) norm at the 2013 North American Open in [[Las Vegas]]. He earned his first win over a Grandmaster when he defeated [[Bator Sambuev]], a Canadian Olympic team member, at the 2013 [[Guelph]] Pro-Am. He made his second IM norm at the 2014 World Open at [[Arlington, Virginia]]; this was also a Grandmaster norm. He attained his third and final required IM norm at the 2014 U.S. Masters and was awarded the title by FIDE later that year, as his FIDE rating had topped 2400.


===Grandmaster===
===Grandmaster===
Razvan achieved his second GM norm at the 2014 SPICE Cup, in [[St Louis]], [[Missouri]]. He made his third and final required GM norm at the 2016 World Open in [[Philadelphia]]. One final step still remained before he could formally be awarded the GM title: the minimum 2500 rating, and Razvan completed this with his draw against GM [[Gata Kamsky]] in round five of the 2016 [[Washington, D.C.]] International. Razvan was granted the GM title during the 2016 FIDE Congress at [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]], in early September, 2016, becoming the second youngest Canadian-born GM .
Razvan achieved his second GM norm at the 2014 SPICE Cup, in [[St Louis]], [[Missouri]]. He made his third and final required GM norm at the 2016 World Open in [[Philadelphia]]. One final step still remained before he could formally be awarded the GM title: the minimum 2500 rating, and Razvan completed this with his draw against GM [[Gata Kamsky]] in round five of the 2016 [[Washington, D.C.]] International. Razvan was granted the GM title during the 2016 FIDE Congress at [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]], in early September 2016, becoming the second youngest Canadian-born GM.


===Notable tournament results===
===Notable tournament results===
Razvan played board one for Canada at the 2014 World Youth U16 Olympiad; Canada placed fifth. He won the U16 Canadian title in 2015, and placed sixth at the 2015 World Youth Chess Championship for U16. Razvan won the championship at the 2016 [[Calgary]] International, ahead of five GMs, becoming the first Canadian to win this title outright. He also won the [http://chess.ca/newsfeed/node/1071 2018 Quebec Open] with an undefeated 7.5/9, including wins over 2nd and 4th place GMs Edouard and Mikhalevski.
Razvan played board one for Canada at the 2014 World Youth U16 Olympiad; Canada placed fifth. He won the U16 Canadian title in 2015 and placed sixth at the 2015 [[World Youth Chess Championship]] for U16. In January 2023, Preotu tied for first place with GM [[Olexandr Bortnyk]] at the Charlotte Open. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://chess.stream/charlotteopen/standings | title=2024 Charlotte Open ~ Charlotte Chess Center }}</ref> Razvan won the championship at the 2016 [[Calgary]] International, ahead of five GMs, becoming the first Canadian to win this title outright. He also won the [http://chess-results.com/tnr365562.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES&flag=30 2018 Quebec Open] with an undefeated 7.5/9, including wins over 2nd and 4th place GMs [[Romain Édouard|Edouard]] and [[Victor Mikhalevski|Mikhalevsky]]i. In 2021 he qualified to the [[Chess World Cup 2021|Chess World Cup]] in [[Sochi]], [[Russia]] where he played against [[Nodirbek Yakubboev]] in the first round. Razvan was part of [https://www.chess.ca/en/ Team Canada] at the 2018 [[Chess Olympiad]], [[Batumi]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], and 2022 [https://chennai2022.fide.com/ Chess Olympiad], [[Chennai]], [[India]]. As of February 1, 2023, Razvan is currently the #2 ranked Canadian for [https://ratings.fide.com/ FIDE rating], behind GM [[Eric Hansen (chess player)|Eric Hansen]].
As of August 1, 2018, Razvan is currently the #2 ranked Canadian for national rating, behind GM [[Anton Kovalyon]].<ref>chess.ca/players, rating list for end of 2016</ref>
Razvan will be playing for [http://chess.ca/newsfeed/node/1055 Team Canada] at the 2018 [[Chess_Olympiad|Chess Olympiad]], [[Batumi]], Georgia



====Chess writer====
====Chess writer====
He is a writer for Chess Canada magazine.
He has written articles for Chess Canada magazine, and recently released a book.


==Books==
[https://www.amazon.ca/Chess-Attackers-Handbook-Michael-Song/dp/1911465163/ The Chess Attacker's Handbook] - [http://www.gambitbooks.com/books/The_Chess_Attacker%27s_Handbook.html Gambit Publications]
* Michael Song, Razvan Preotu, Foreword by [[Evgeny Bareev]]. 2017. ''[http://www.gambitbooks.com/books/The_Chess_Attacker's_Handbook.html The Chess Attacker's Handbook].'' Gambit Publications.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://gmrazvanblog.com/ Razvan Preotu blog website]
* {{Official website|https://gmrazvanblog.wordpress.com/}}
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Latest revision as of 18:35, 6 March 2024

Razvan Preotu
Razvan Preotu at Hart House, 2023.
CountryCanada
BornAugust 11, 1999 (1999-08-11) (age 24)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
TitleGrandmaster (2016)
FIDE rating2463 (May 2024)
Peak rating2527 (March 2019)

Razvan Preotu (born August 11, 1999 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian chess grandmaster.

Early life, family, and education[edit]

Preotu is the son of Rene and Gabriela Preotu, who came to Canada from Romania in 1998. The family settled in Toronto, and moved to nearby Burlington, Ontario in 2003. Razvan graduated from Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary School in the summer of 2017 and completed his master's degree in computer science at The University of Texas at Dallas.[citation needed] He was awarded a chess scholarship and was a member of the university chess team for 6 years.

Chess career[edit]

Early years, coaches[edit]

Razvan's first coach was his father Rene, a class B / Category II player, who is also a FIDE chess Arbiter. His first organized tournament was at age seven—the Grade 2 Chess'n Math Association event in Toronto, in 2007. Razvan studied with National Master Michael Egorov, a Hamilton, Ontario resident. He then began to work online with Romanian Grandmaster George-Gabriel Grigore. Upon Grigore's retirement from coaching chess, Razvan worked with another Romanian GM Gergely Szabo, until summer 2016.

Early successes[edit]

Three straight national titles[edit]

Razvan won the Canadian Chess Challenge three consecutive times, for his grade 8, grade 9, and grade 10 years, in 2013, 2014, and 2015. This annual event, organized by the Chess'n Math Association, is Canada's national grade school championship, bringing together all of the provincial champions.

FM title[edit]

Upon attaining a FIDE rating of 2300, Razvan was awarded the FIDE Master (FM) title in 2013, at age 14.

International Master[edit]

Razvan scored his first International Master (IM) norm at the 2013 North American Open in Las Vegas. He earned his first win over a Grandmaster when he defeated Bator Sambuev, a Canadian Olympic team member, at the 2013 Guelph Pro-Am. He made his second IM norm at the 2014 World Open at Arlington, Virginia; this was also a Grandmaster norm. He attained his third and final required IM norm at the 2014 U.S. Masters and was awarded the title by FIDE later that year, as his FIDE rating had topped 2400.

Grandmaster[edit]

Razvan achieved his second GM norm at the 2014 SPICE Cup, in St Louis, Missouri. He made his third and final required GM norm at the 2016 World Open in Philadelphia. One final step still remained before he could formally be awarded the GM title: the minimum 2500 rating, and Razvan completed this with his draw against GM Gata Kamsky in round five of the 2016 Washington, D.C. International. Razvan was granted the GM title during the 2016 FIDE Congress at Baku, Azerbaijan, in early September 2016, becoming the second youngest Canadian-born GM.

Notable tournament results[edit]

Razvan played board one for Canada at the 2014 World Youth U16 Olympiad; Canada placed fifth. He won the U16 Canadian title in 2015 and placed sixth at the 2015 World Youth Chess Championship for U16. In January 2023, Preotu tied for first place with GM Olexandr Bortnyk at the Charlotte Open. [1] Razvan won the championship at the 2016 Calgary International, ahead of five GMs, becoming the first Canadian to win this title outright. He also won the 2018 Quebec Open with an undefeated 7.5/9, including wins over 2nd and 4th place GMs Edouard and Mikhalevskyi. In 2021 he qualified to the Chess World Cup in Sochi, Russia where he played against Nodirbek Yakubboev in the first round. Razvan was part of Team Canada at the 2018 Chess Olympiad, Batumi, Georgia, and 2022 Chess Olympiad, Chennai, India. As of February 1, 2023, Razvan is currently the #2 ranked Canadian for FIDE rating, behind GM Eric Hansen.

Chess writer[edit]

He has written articles for Chess Canada magazine, and recently released a book.

Books[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2024 Charlotte Open ~ Charlotte Chess Center".

External links[edit]

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