Olga Stjazhkina

Olga Mikhailovna Stjazhkina (Russian: Ольга Михайловна Стяжкина; born 7 June 1970), née Florov, is a Russian chess player who received the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 1994.

Olga Stjazhkina
Full nameOlga Mikhailovna Stjazhkina
CountryRussia
Born (1970-06-07) 7 June 1970
TitleWoman Grandmaster (1994)
FIDE rating2190 (August 2015)
Peak rating2376 (July 2004)

Biography

Olga Stjazhkina is Saint Petersburg chess school graduate. She five times won Saint Petersburg City Women's Chess Championship. Olga Stjazhkina twice won Russian Women's Team Chess Championships.[1]

In 2000, Olga Stjazhkina participated in Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system and in the first round lost to Wang Lei.[2]

In 1994, she received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title. In 2015, she became a FIDE Arbiter (FA).[3]

Her daughter Anna (born 1997) also is chess master, winner of World Youth Chess Championships and European Youth Chess Championships.[4]

References
  1. "Пять принципов Ольги Стяжкиной" [Olga Styazhkina's five principles]. UG.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  2. "2000 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)". Mark-Weeks.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  3. "Title Applications - 1st quarter Presidential Board Meeting, 26-29 April 2015 - FIDE Arbiter (FA) - Stjazhkina, Olga". FIDE.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. "WELCOME TO BS CHESS". bs-chess.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.


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