Moșin Cristina

About

Cristina Moșin studied at "Ștefan cel Mare" High School No. 10 in Chișinău. Her talent in chess was discovered by Alexandru Brescanu, head of the physical education department at that high school. She attended the Chișinău Chess and Checkers Club, being coached by Ion Solonari. She took first place in international junior chess tournaments in Bucharest (1992) and Chișinău (1994) and was the champion of Moldova in chess, junior category, in the years 1994, 1995, and 1996. In the late '90s, she was one of the best chess players in Moldova. She won the European Youth Chess Championship⁠(d) in the U14 age group twice in a row (1995, 1996). In 1998, in the U16 age group at the World Junior Chess Championship, she came second, behind Chinese chess player Wang Yu⁠(d). She was part of the national team of Moldova at the 2000 European Girls' Team Chess Championship (U18), with the team winning a bronze medal, and Cristina Moșin individually winning a silver medal. For her success at FIDE tournaments in 2000, Moșin received the title of Woman International Master (WIM). Her highest Elo rating⁠(d) was 2271 in July 2002. She stopped competing in chess tournaments in 2003.