Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (born August 1, 1976) is a Romanianchess player. In the July 2005 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2679, making him the top Romanian player and number twenty-five in the world. Noted for his risky, almost paradoxical play; he is frequently called a student of Mikhail Tal. August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Many countries claim to have invented the chess game in some incipient form. ... The Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national chess federations around the world. ... The ELO rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as chess and Go. ... Mikhail Tal Mikhail Nekhemievich Tal (Latvian: Mihails TÄls, Russian: ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¸Ð» ÐÐµÑ ÐµÐ¼ÑÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ Ð¢Ð°Ð»Ñ) (November 9, 1936 - June 28, 1992), born in Riga, Latvia, was the eighth World Chess Champion. ...
Nisipeanu won the European Chess Championships 2005 on July, 1st in Warsaw with 10 points out of 13 games. A half point ahead of runner-up Teimour Radjabov from Azerbaijan. Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto StoÅeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... Teimour Radjabov (b. ...
Grandmaster DieterNisipeanu, the reignung champion, found himself involved with a simultaneous exhibition in a small town located in the heart of Transylvania, the mythical land where writers and movie directors keep placing the whereabouts of Dracula.
Had Dieter been a selfish man, he would have got some rest for couple of hours prior to the simul.
The next day, Dieter witnessed the battle of the young Romanian chess champions during an attractive Champions’ Challenge Tournament held at the City Hall and gathering some of the best junior chess players of the country.