Elena Zaiatz

Elena Zaiatz also known as Elena Zayatz (born 16 June 1969) is a Russian woman chess grandmaster.[1] She has represented both Belarus and Russia at the international chess competitions. Elena Zaiatz represented Belarus in chess championships from 1986 to 2006[2] before heading to Russia. She went on to represent Russia at chess championships from 2007 to date.[3] She graduated at the Belarusian State University.

Elena Zaiatz
Country Soviet Union
 Belarus
 Russia
Born (1969-06-16) June 16, 1969
Minsk, Baranovichi
TitleWoman Grandmaster (1988), International Master (2005)
Ranking2334 (October 2017)
Peak ranking2449 (July 2012)

Elena has represented Belarus at Chess Olympiads from 1994-1996. She went onto represent Russia at the 2006 Chess World Championship.[4] Elena was a Belarusian National Chess Champion in 1988 and also won a bronze medal in the World U20 Chess Championship held in 1988.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Elena Zaiatz - Chess Games". chesstempo.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  2. "Elena Zayac chess games - 365Chess.com". www.365chess.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  3. "Elena Zaiatz chess games - 365Chess.com". www.365chess.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  4. Ludens@freechess.org. "FICS Games Database - Statistics for IMZaiatz(IM)". www.ficsgames.org. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  5. "Zayac, Elena (Zaiatz) - The Chesspedia". The Chesspedia. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
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