Natalia Popova (chess player)

Natalia Popova (Russian: Наталья Валерьевна Попова; born 28 November 1976) is a Belarusian chess Women International Master (WIM) (1999), five-times Belarusian Women's Chess Championship winner (1999, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2009), International Arbiter (2017), FIDE Trainer (2018).

Natalia Popova
Natalia Popova in 2008
CountryBelarus
Born(1976-11-28)28 November 1976
Lotva, Mogilev Region, Belarus
TitleWomen International Master (WIM) (1999)
Peak rating2347 (September 2011)

Biography

In 2000s Natalia Popova was one of the leading Belarusian chess players. She won five gold medals in Belarusian Women's Chess Championships: in 1999, 2000, 2006, 2008, and 2009. In 2017, in Riga Natalia Popova won international chess festival RTU Open B tournament.[1]

Natalia Popova played for Belarus in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[2]

Natalia Popova played for Belarus in the European Team Chess Championship:[3]

  • In 2001, at second board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship (women) in León (+2, =3, −1).

In 1999, she was awarded the FIDE Women International Master (WIM) title. In 2015, she became a FIDE Arbiter, and in 2017, she became an International Arbiter. From 2018 she is FIDE Trainer. Also Natalia Popova is member of FIDE Arbiters' Commission. She graduated from Maxim Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University.[4]

References
  1. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – Riga Technical University Open 2017 – Tournament B". chess-results.com.
  2. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Natalia Popova". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. "OlimpBase :: European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Natalia Popova". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. "Школа". chess-school.by.


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