Tatiana Shumiakina

Tatiana Shumiakina
Tatiana Shumiakina in 2007
Country	Soviet Union Russia
Born	(1965-10-04) 4 October 1965 Chelyabinsk, Russia
Title	Woman Grandmaster (1994)

Tatiana Shumiakina (Russian: Татьяна Анатольевна Шумякина; born 4 October 1965) is a Russian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 1994).

Chess career

In 1990 Tatiana Shumiakina won bronze medal in USSR Women's Chess Championship. In 2000 she won Russia Women's Chess Cup. Won multiple international women's chess tournaments: Prešov (1988), Chelyabinsk (1990), Timișoara (1994) Bucharest (1994, together with Elena-Luminiţa Cosma).

Twice participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournaments where in 1993 in Jakarta and in 1995 in Chişinău ranked 22nd place. In 2001 Tatiana Shumiakina participated in Women's World Chess Championship 2001 by knock-out and in the first round lost to Elina Danielian.

Tatiana Shumiakina played for Russia in the Women's Chess Olympiads:

• In 1992, at third board in the 30th Chess Olympiad (women) in Manila (+5, =3, -4),
• In 1994, at third board in the 31st Chess Olympiad (women) in Moscow (+4, =3, -3),
• In 1998, at third board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Elista (+6, =1, -1) and won team silver and individual gold medals.

In 1989, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE International Women Grandmaster (WGM) title five year later.

Tatiana Shumiakina graduated from the Chelyabinsk State Institute of Physical Culture. She works as a chess trainer in Chelyabinsk children and youth sports school.

External links

• Tatiana Shumiakina player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Tatiana Shumiakina chess games at 365Chess.com