Olga Stjazhkina Explained

Olga Stjazhkina
Full Name:Olga Mikhailovna Stjazhkina
Country:Russia
Birth Date:7 June 1970
Woman Grandmaster (1994)
Rating:2190 (August 2015)
Peakrating:2376 (July 2004)
Fideid:4109651

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.

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]

Notes and References

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