Anita Gara

Anita Gara (born 4 March 1983) is a Hungarian chess player. She holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is six-time Hungarian women's champion (2000, 2001, 2009,[1] 2013, 2016,[2] and 2017[3]). Gara competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2018.

The native form of this personal name is Gara Anita. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Anita Gara
Gara in 2013
Full nameGara Anita
CountryHungary
Born (1983-03-04) 4 March 1983
Budapest, Hungary
TitleInternational Master (2009)
Woman International Master (1997)
Peak rating2405 (January 2005)

Gara has played for the Hungarian team in the Women's Chess Olympiad, Women's World Team Chess Championship,[4] Women's European Team Chess Championship and European Girls U18 Team Chess Championship. She won an individual bronze medal playing on board five in the 2016 Women's Chess Olympiad, held in Baku.[5]

Her sister is Ticia Gara, also a chess player.

References
  1. "Gara Anita nyerte a női sakkbajnok" [Anita Gara has won the women's chess championship]. Origo.hu (in Hungarian). 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
  2. "Gara Anita ötödször sakkbajnok". Index.hu (in Hungarian). 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  3. Zalakaroson Rapport Richárd nyerte a nyílt magyar bajnokságot
  4. McGourty, Colin (2019-03-14). "Russia and China claim World Team gold". chess24.com. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  5. "USA and China take gold in Baku Chess Olympiad". Chessdom. 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2017-06-15.


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