▁by ▁J ero en ▁P ik et . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁Mold ova ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 0 th ▁Ch ess ▁Olymp i ad ▁in ▁Man ila ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁for ▁Roman ia ▁in ▁the ▁Ch ess ▁Olymp i ads ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁tied ▁for ▁first ▁with ▁Ka ido ▁Kü la ots ▁at ▁P aks ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁tied ▁for ▁first ▁with ▁Constantin ▁L up ules cu ▁at ▁Tim i ş o ara ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁F IDE ▁list , ▁he ▁has ▁an ▁E lo ▁rating ▁of ▁ 2 5 4 2 , ▁making ▁him ▁Roman ia ' s ▁number ▁eight . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : M old ovan ▁ch ess ▁players ▁Category : R oman ian ▁ch ess ▁players ▁Category : Ch ess ▁grand master s ▁Category : Ch ess ▁Olymp i ad ▁compet itors <0x0A> </s> ▁Y ak ub u ▁was ▁r uler ▁of ▁the ▁Haus a ▁city - state ▁of ▁G ob ir ▁( in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁northern ▁Niger ia ) ▁from ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁ ▁S uc ceed