Irina Vasilevich
Russian chess player (born 1985)
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Irina Alexandrovna Vasilevich (Russian: Ирина Александровна Василевич; born 19 April 1985) is a Russian chess player who holds the titles of Woman Grandmaster and International Master.[1]
Woman Grandmaster (2005)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Irina Alexandrovna Vasilevich |
| Born | 19 April 1985 Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Russia |
| Title | International Master (2005) Woman Grandmaster (2005) |
| Peak rating | 2407 (July 2005) |
Biography
In 2006, Irina Vasilevich won the International Women's Chess Tournament in Krk.[2] In 2011, she won the International Women's Chess Tournament in Rijeka.[3] In 2013, Irina Vasilevich won the Moscow City Women's Chess Championship.[4] She four times participated at the European Women's Chess Clubs Cup (2005, 2007, 2010-2011).[5]
In 2000s Irina Vasilevich participated in Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system:
- In Women's World Chess Championship 2006 in the first round lost to Svetlana Matveeva,[6]
- In Women's World Chess Championship 2010 in the first round lost to Marie Sebag.[7]
In 2004, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and International Master (IM) titles year later.
