Ion Dosca
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Ion Dosca is a Moldavia
n Brazilian draughts player, international Grandmaster since 1996 and world champion in 1999. Dosca also plays other variants of draughts
, such as Russian checkers
and pool checkers
and won numerous national championships in both variants.
junior competitions from the age of 12. At 15, he won the Moldavian SSR youth championships in Russian checkers
. In the early 1970s Dosca made first real successes on the All-Union level, winning the silver medal at the All-Union junior Trade Unions
Sports Society championships in 1971 and taking the title at the same competition in the next year. In 1974 Dosca won his first Moldavian senior title and received a Master of Sport
rank. In 1980 and 1990 Dosca won the USSR Cup in Russian checkers, and in 1991 he shared the first place in the last Soviet championships in Russian checkers.
Ion Dosca made significant successes on the international level. In addition to winning the World championships in Brazilian draughts in 1999, he also won a silver medal (in 1996) and three bronze medals (in 1993, 2004 and 2007) at these championships. In 2008 at the World Mind Sports Games
in Beijing
he was leading after the Swiss part of the Brazilian draughts tournament and eventually won the silver medal, losing in the final to the Russia's representative Oleg Dashkov.
Ion Dosca is 15 times national champion of Moldova
in Russian checkers, and he also won the American Pool Checkers
Association championships in 2000.
Dosca was awarded the Order of Labour Glory for his victory in the 1999 world championships and was nominated by the local media for the Sports person of the year title.
Moldavia
Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...
n Brazilian draughts player, international Grandmaster since 1996 and world champion in 1999. Dosca also plays other variants of draughts
Draughts
Draughts is a group of abstract strategy board games between two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over the enemy's pieces. Draughts developed from alquerque...
, such as Russian checkers
Russian checkers
Russian draughts is a variant of draughts played in some parts in Russia and some parts of the former USSR, as well as parts of Eastern Europe and Israel.-Rules:...
and pool checkers
Pool checkers
Pool checkers, also called "American pool checkers", is a variant of draughts, mainly played in the southeastern United States.-Basic rules:...
and won numerous national championships in both variants.
Sports career
Ion Dosca played in SovietSoviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
junior competitions from the age of 12. At 15, he won the Moldavian SSR youth championships in Russian checkers
Russian checkers
Russian draughts is a variant of draughts played in some parts in Russia and some parts of the former USSR, as well as parts of Eastern Europe and Israel.-Rules:...
. In the early 1970s Dosca made first real successes on the All-Union level, winning the silver medal at the All-Union junior Trade Unions
Trade unions in the Soviet Union
Trade unions in the Soviet Union trace their history back to Russian Revolution of 1905. Many trade unions were shut down or restricted on the eve of World War I and during the War, but they revived after the February Revolution and their leaders were democratically elected during 1917.Anarchists...
Sports Society championships in 1971 and taking the title at the same competition in the next year. In 1974 Dosca won his first Moldavian senior title and received a Master of Sport
Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR
Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR is a document which provided general Soviet physical education system requirements for athletes. The classification was established in 1935 and was based on separate classifications, which existed for several sports disciplines before...
rank. In 1980 and 1990 Dosca won the USSR Cup in Russian checkers, and in 1991 he shared the first place in the last Soviet championships in Russian checkers.
Ion Dosca made significant successes on the international level. In addition to winning the World championships in Brazilian draughts in 1999, he also won a silver medal (in 1996) and three bronze medals (in 1993, 2004 and 2007) at these championships. In 2008 at the World Mind Sports Games
World Mind Sports Games
The first World Mind Sports Games were held in Beijing, China from October 3 to 18, 2008, about two months after the Olympic Games. They were sponsored and organised by the International Mind Sports Association with the General Administration of Sport of China and the Beijing Municipal Bureau of...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
he was leading after the Swiss part of the Brazilian draughts tournament and eventually won the silver medal, losing in the final to the Russia's representative Oleg Dashkov.
Ion Dosca is 15 times national champion of Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
in Russian checkers, and he also won the American Pool Checkers
Pool checkers
Pool checkers, also called "American pool checkers", is a variant of draughts, mainly played in the southeastern United States.-Basic rules:...
Association championships in 2000.
Dosca was awarded the Order of Labour Glory for his victory in the 1999 world championships and was nominated by the local media for the Sports person of the year title.
Record in the main international tournaments in Brazilian draughts
| Year | Level | Location | Tournament/match | Result | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | WC |  Águas de LindóiaÁguas de Lindóia Águas de Lindóia is a Brazilian city of the state of São Paulo. It has a remarkable tourist activity due to its many water springs, being part of the "Circuito das Águas" . Close to it are the cities of Lindóia, Serra Negra and Monte Sião.... |
Tournament | 21/36 | 3—4 |
| 1996 | WC | Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country... |
Tournament | 20/30 | 2 |
| 1997 | WC |  ChişinăuChisinau Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc... |
Match with  A. SchwarzmanAlexander Schwarzman Alexander Schwarzman is an international grandmaster international draughts with Russian nationality. He is known for his creative playing style, especially his positional sacrifices and his high number of elegant games involving encirclements... |
+0=9-3 | 2 |
| 1999 | WC | São Caetano do Sul São Caetano do Sul São Caetano do Sul is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo Metropolitan Area. It is the city with the highest per capita income in Brazil and it also has the highest Human Development Index .-Geography:São Caetano do Sul is located on a plateau that is part of the... |
Tournament | 18/26 | 1 |
| 2004 | WC | Ubatuba |
Tournament | 10/18 | 3 |
| 2007 | WC |  SaarbrückenSaarbrücken Saarbrücken is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The city is situated at the heart of a metropolitan area that borders on the west on Dillingen and to the north-east on Neunkirchen, where most of the people of the Saarland live.... |
Tournament | 15/22 | 3 |
| 2008 | WMSG |  BeijingBeijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... |
Tournament (Swiss + play-off) | +4=3-0 | 2 |
| 2008 | WC | Recife Recife Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper... |
Tournament (Swiss + play-off) | 8/14 | 9—12 |