| Anna Gershnik | |
| Country: | United States (after 2005) Israel (1990–2005) Soviet Union (before 1990)[1] |
| Birth Date: | 13 September 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Kaliningrad, Russian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Woman Grandmaster (1995) | |
| Rating: | 2275 (July 1999) |
| Peakrating: | 2335 (July 1995) |
| Fideid: | 2801590 |
Anna Gershnik (Segal, born 13 September 1975) is a Soviet-born American chess player. She received the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 1995.
In 1989, in Aguadilla she won World Youth Chess Championship in girl's U14 age category. The following year, her family went to Israel, and Anna Gershnik was immediately among the top chess players of this country. In 1991, in Graz she took the third place (behind Tatjana Lematschko and Constanze Jahn) in the FIDE Women's World Chess Championship Zonal tournament. In the following years she represented Israel several times at the World Junior Chess Championships (1992, 1993 - U18 girls, 1995 - U20 girls) and European Junior Chess Championships (1994, 1995 - U20 girls). In 1993, Anna Gershnik shared 4th place in the tournament First Saturday FS12 IM-A in Budapest. In 1998, she advanced to the semi-finals of the Israeli Women's Chess Championship play-off, where she lost Ella Pitam.
Anna Gershnik played for Israel in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[2]
Anna Gershnik played for Israel in the European Team Chess Championship:[3]
In 1999, Anna Gershnik ended her active chess career.