Lanita Stetsko
Lanita Igorevna Stetsko (Russian: Ланита Игоревна Стецко; born 14 August 1993) is a Belarusian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster. She won the Belarusian Women's Chess Championship in 2015.
| Lanita Stetsko | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lanita Igorevna Stetsko |
| Country |  Belarus |
| Born | 14 August 1993 Minsk, Belarus |
| Title | FIDE Master (2010) Woman Grandmaster (2015) |
| FIDE rating | 2196 (July 2019) |
| Peak rating | 2297 (November 2014) |
Chess career
Multiple times winner of Belarusian girl's chess championships in different age groups: U10 (2003), U12 (2005), U14 (2007), U16 (2008), and U18 (2010).[1]
In Belarusian women's chess championships Lanita Stetsko won gold (2015), two silver (2014, 2017) and two bronze (2009, 2010) medals.[2][3][4]
In December 2016 in Chelyabinsk she won the International Women Chess Tournament.[5]
Lanita Stetsko played for Belarus in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[6]
- In 2010, at fourth board in the 39th Chess Olympiad (women) in Khanty-Mansiysk (+1, =3, -3),
- In 2012, at third board in the 40th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+7, =2, -1),
- In 2014, at second board in the 41st Chess Olympiad (women) in Tromsø (+6, =2, -2),
- In 2016, at second board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Baku (+4, =4, -1).
Lanita Stetsko played for Belarus in the European Team Chess Championships:[7]
- In 2013, at second board in the 10th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Warsaw (+3, =4, -2).
In 2013, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title[8] and received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title two years later.[9]
In 2015, she graduated from the Belarusian State University Business and Management Technology Institute.[10]
References
- "Ланита Стецко: Ставлю цели поэтапно" [Lanita Stetsko: I set goals in stages]. igames.by (in Russian). 28 August 2010.
- Herzog, Heinz. "Ch BLR 2015 w". Chess-Results.com.
- Herzog, Heinz. "Ch BLR 2014 w". Chess-Results.com.
- Herzog, Heinz. "Championship BLR 2017 Final women". Chess-Results.com.
- Herzog, Heinz. "The December evenings_WGM". Chess-Results.com.
- Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Lanita Stetsko". OlimpBase.org.
- Bartelski, Wojciech. "European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Lanita Stetsko". OlimpBase.org.
- "FIDE Title Applications - 1st quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2013 - Woman International Master (WIM) - Stetsko, Lanita". ratings.fide.com.
- "FIDE Title Applications - 86th FIDE Congress 2015 - Woman Grandmaster (WGM) - Stetsko, Lanita". ratings.fide.com.
- "Твой ход, Ланита" [Your move, Lanita]. sb.by (in Russian). 21 July 2016.
External links
- Lanita Stetsko rating card at FIDE
- Lanita Stetsko player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Lonita Stetsko chess games at 365Chess.com