Tatiana Voronova

Tatiana Voronova
Country	Latvia
Born	December 24, 1955 Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Title	Woman International Master
FIDE rating	2201 (November 2011)
Peak rating	2287 (January 2001)

Tatiana Voronova (Latvian: Tatjana Voronova; Russian: Татьяна Воронова; December 24, 1955, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) is a Latvian chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (1993). She won the Latvian Chess Championship for women in 1980, 1985, 1986, and 1987.

Chess career

Tatiana Voronova started to play chess at the age of 14 but progressed rapidly. In 1978 she won bronze medal in the Women's Soviet Chess Championship in Nikolayev. In 1980 played for Latvian team "Daugava" in Soviet Team Chess Cup First league in Rostov-on-Don she shown the best women board results - 4,5 from 5.^[1] During the period from 1980 to 2006 Tatiana Voronova participated in Latvian women's chess championships. Four times she was won this tournament (1980, 1985, 1986, 1987), five times were won second place (1982, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003), and was six times won the third place (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006).^[2]

Tatiana Voronova played for Latvia in Soviet Team chess championships:^[3]

• In 1979, at first women board in the 14th Soviet Team Chess Championship in Moscow (+2 −2 =4);
• In 1981, at first women board in the 15th Soviet Team Chess Championship in Moscow (+2 −4 =3);

Tatiana Voronova played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads:^[4]

• In 1994, at first reserve board in the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+5 −0 =4);
• In 1996, at first reserve board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad in Yerevan (+4 −1 =5);
• In 1998, at second board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad in Elista (+3 −2 =6);
• In 2000, at second board in the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+5 −3 =4).

Tatiana Voronova played for Latvia in European Team Chess Championship (women):^[5]

• In 1997, at reserve board in 2nd European Team Chess Championship (women) in Pula (+4 −1 =2);
• In 2001, at second board in 4th European Team Chess Championship (women) in León (+1 −2 =2).

In 1978 Tatjana Voronova has graduated from the Russian Institute of Physical Culture^[6] and works as a trainer.

References

1. Wojciech Bartelski (1980-05-30). "11th Soviet Team Chess Cup, Rostov-on-Don 1980, The upper league standings". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
2. http://www.chessds.lv/ – Chapter "Turnīri – Latvijas čempionātu rezultāti"
3. Wojciech Bartelski. "Soviet Team Chess Championship :: Tatjana Voronova". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
4. Wojciech Bartelski. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Tatjana Voronova". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
5. Wojciech Bartelski. "European Women's Team Chess Championship: Tatjana Voronova". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
6. "Igor GLEK / Глек И. – Выпускники". Chess-events.org. Retrieved 2011-12-07.

External links

• Tatiana Voronova rating card at FIDE
  
• Tatiana Voronova player profile at chessgames.com
• Tatiana Voronova player profile at 365chess.com
• Tatiana Voronova player profile at chesstempo.com
• Žuravļevs, N.; Dulbergs, I.; Kuzmičovs, G. (1980), Latvijas šahistu jaunrade, Rīga, Avots., pp. 97 (in Latvian).