Anita Gara Explained

Anita Gara
Country:Hungary
Birth Date:4 March 1983
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
International Master (2009)
Woman Grandmaster (2001)
Peakrating:2405 (January 2005)
Fideid:709751

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.

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gara Anita nyerte a női sakkbajnok. Anita Gara has won the women's chess championship. Origo.hu. 2009-08-30. 2011-10-08. hu.
  2. Web site: Gara Anita ötödször sakkbajnok. Index.hu. 2016-05-01. 2017-06-15. hu.
  3. http://sakkblog.reblog.hu/cimke/Zalakarosi+Sakkfesztiv%C3%A1l+2017 Zalakaroson Rapport Richárd nyerte a nyílt magyar bajnokságot
  4. Web site: Russia and China claim World Team gold. McGourty. Colin. 2019-03-14. chess24.com. 2019-10-27.
  5. Web site: USA and China take gold in Baku Chess Olympiad. Chessdom. 2016-09-13. 2017-06-15.