Making My Move The Autobiography of a Chess Grandmaster and FIDE Executive Victor Bologan is

not only a strong and creative chess grandmaster, he has also made a career in Moldovan and world

chess politics.

His strong will and incredible versatility have enabled him to lead a colourful and interesting life.

‘Believe in yourself’ is his motto and it has taken him to places many of us will never see.

Making My Move

A sparkling description of the many roads Bologan has travelled lies before you. In this

autobiography you will read about the adventures of an enterprising youngster in turbulent Moldova,

his collaborations with renowned chess coaches such as Vyacheslav Chebanenko, Zigurds Lanka and

Mark Dvoretsky, and his alliances with top players such as Alexander Morozevich, Ruslan

Ponomariov, Vladimir Kramnik and Garry Kasparov. The book also offers a candid insight into

Bologan’s activities as Executive Director of the World Chess Federation FIDE and his career in

Moldovan national politics.

Victor Bologan

Central to this book, of course, is Bologan’s chess career. His most impressive tournament victory

was in Dortmund in 2003, where he beat both Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik. But he also won

the incredibly strong Aeroflot Open in Moscow in 1995 and twice came first in a personal favourite,

the annual Poikovsky tournament. Bologan has extensively annotated 88 of his best and most

attractive games.

The Autobiography of a Chess Grandmaster and FIDE Executive

Victor Bologan (1971) is a world-class grandmaster who has won many prestigious tournaments.

In 2005 he was ranked 18th in the world. For New In Chess Bologan has written the acclaimed and

ground-breaking opening manuals The Chebanenko Slav, The Rossolimo for Club Players, The

Powerful Catalan, Bologan’s King’s Indian, Bologan’s Caro-Kann, Bologan’s Ruy Lopez for Black and

Bologan’s Black Weapons in the Open Games.

 MAKING MY MOVE