Maria Velcheva

Maria Velcheva (Bulgarian: Мария Николаева Велчева; born 14 October 1976) is a Bulgarian chess player who hold the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 1999). She is a five-time winner of the Bulgarian Women's Chess Championship (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001).

Maria Velcheva
In 2008
Country Bulgaria
Born (1976-10-14) October 14, 1976
Mezdra, Bulgaria
TitleWoman Grandmaster (1999)

Biography

From 1990 to 1996 Maria Velcheva played for Bulgaria at the European Youth Chess Championship and at the World Youth Chess Championship in different age groups, where the best result was shown in 1995 in Holon, when she won the European Girl's Chess Championship in the age group U20. She won five times the Bulgarian Women's Chess Championship: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001. Multiple winner of various international chess tournaments, including winning in Pula (1998), in Bucharest (1999) and in women's classification in Biel Chess Festival (2000).

In 2008, in Nalchik Maria Velcheva participated in the Women's World Chess Championship 2008, where in the first round lost Anna Muzychuk[1].

Played for Bulgaria at eight Women's Chess Olympiads (1996-2010) [2] and five Women's European Team Chess Championships (1999-2007)[3].

In 1999, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Grandmaster (WGM) title.

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References
  1. "2008 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  2. Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Maria Velcheva". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Maria Velcheva". www.olimpbase.org.
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