Mähri Geldiýewa
Mähri Geldiýewa | |
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Country | Soviet Union Turkmenistan |
Born | 4 April 1973 |
Title | Woman Grandmaster (1998) |
Mähri Geldiýewa (née Ovezova, born 4 April 1973) is a Turkmen chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM).
Chess career[]
In 1993 in Kozhikode Geldiýewa won the bronze medal in the World Girls U-20 Championship. In 1998 in Kuala Lumpur she won the bronze medal in the Asian women's Chess Championship. In 2009, she divided the second place in the international chess tournament in Sari[1] and won Turkmenistan women's chess championship.[2]
Geldiýewa has played for Turkmenistan in 7 Chess Olympiads (1994-2002, 2006, 2010) and won two individual gold medals at Board 1 in 32nd Chess Olympiad (1996) and 33rd Chess Olympiad (1998).[3] Also she has played for Turkmenistan in Soviet Women's Team Chess Championships (1986-1991)[4] and Asian Games in 2010.[5]
In 1996 Geldiýewa awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) and in 1998 the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title. She became the first and so far the only Turkmen women chess player who received a Woman Grandmaster title.
References[]
External links[]
- Mahri Geldiyewa rating card at FIDE
- Mahri Geldiyewa player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Mekhri Geldyeva chess games at 365Chess.com
- 1973 births
- Turkmenistan chess players
- Chess Olympiad competitors
- Chess woman grandmasters
- Living people
- Chess players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Chess players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Turkmenistan