Olga Stjazhkina
Russian chess player (born 1970)
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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.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Olga Mikhailovna Stjazhkina |
| Born | 7 June 1970 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Russia |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (1994) |
| FIDE rating | 2190 (August 2015) |
| Peak rating | 2376 (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]
