[2] Sürengiin Möömöö graduated from the National University of Mongolia in 1957 with a degree in Mongolian language, literature and linguistics.
[8][9] He was a member of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences,[3] and was awarded the Order of the Polar Star in 2003,[2] and the title of Honoured Teacher of Mongolia by President Nambaryn Enkhbayar in 2008.
[1] In the first international chess tournament held in Mongolia (Ulan Bator 1956, won by Heinz Liebert), Möömöö finished in seventh place with 9/15, making the best score among the Mongolian participants.
[1][11] He tied for third with Andor Lilienthal in a tournament held in Tashkent in 1959, which was won by Alexander Grushevsky.
[12] In 1960, he played a match for the West Asian subzonal (a qualifying stage for the 1963 World Chess Championship) held in Madras, losing 1–3 to Manuel Aaron.