Masha Klinova

Masha Klinova (née Jarmolinskaya, born 18 November 1968) is an Israeli chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 1996). She is a two-timeswinner of Israeli Women's Chess Championship (1992, 2010).

Masha Klinova
Klinova in 2013
CountryIsrael
Born (1968-11-18) 18 November 1968
TitleInternational Master (2002)
Woman Grandmaster (1996)
FIDE rating2255 (December 2021)
Peak rating2436 (April 2004)

Biography

Klinova was born in Soviet Union, but since 1992 moved to Israel. She twice won Israeli Women's Chess Championships: in 1992 and in 2010. Also she twice won Women's World Chess Championship Zonal tournaments: in 1993, in Zagreb and in 1998, in Dresden (together with Ela Pitam). In 2000, Klinova participated in Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system and in the first round lost to Qin Kanying.[1]

She is winner of many international chess tournaments, including the shared first place with Ilze Rubene in 1999, in Stockholm Scandics Hotels tournament, shared the first place in 2001, in Odessa, won in Simferopol, in 2003, won in Sevastopol, in 2005, but in 2008 won the second place in the tournament in Kherson.

Klinova played for Israel in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[2]

She played for Israel in the European Team Chess Championships:[5]

  • In 1992, at first board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship (women) in Debrecen (+2, =2, -2),
  • In 1997, at first board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship (women) in Pula (+3, =3, -2),
  • In 2003, at first board in the 5th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Plovdiv (+2, =4, -2),
  • In 2005, at first board in the 6th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Gothenburg (+0, =5, -4),
  • In 2007, at first board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Heraklion (+1, =6, -2),
  • In 2011, at first board in the 9th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Porto Carras (+1, =4, -1),
  • In 2013, at second board in the 10th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Warsaw (+3, =3, -1),
  • In 2017, at third board in the 12th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Crete (+2, =4, -1).

Klinova received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title in 1996 and the FIDE International Master (IM) title in 2002. She is also an FIDE Trainer (2011), FIDE Arbiter (2012), and International Arbiter (2014).[6]

References
  1. "2000 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)". Mark-Weeks.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  2. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Masha Klinova". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  3. "42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women". Chess-Results.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. "43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Women". Chess-Results.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  5. "European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Masha Klinova". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  6. "Title Applications - 1st quarter Presidential Board Meeting (2014) - International Arbiter (IA) - Klinova, Masha". FIDE.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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