Gulnar Sachs
| Gulnar Sachs | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Soviet Union  Kazakhstan  United Kingdom |
| Born | 24 April 1963 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Woman International Master (WIM) (1985) |
Gulnar Sachs (née Gulnar Sakhatova (Russian: Гульнара Баяхметовна Сахатова), born 24 April 1963), is a Kazakhstan born English Woman International Master (WIM, 1985).
Biography
Chess master Elvira Berend older sister. From 1984 to 1989, she six times participated in the USSR Women's Chess Championship finals, with the best result in 1985, when she ranked 5th place. In 1986, she won the Soviet Armed Forces Women's Chess Championship. In the same year she won the international women's chess tournament in Tallinn, ahead of the leading Estonian chess players Tatyana Fomina and Maaja Ranniku. In 1985, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title.
Gulnar Sachs two times participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournaments:
- In 1985, at Interzonal Tournament in Havana shared 6th-7th place with Zsuzsa Verőci[1];
- In 1987, at Interzonal Tournament in Tuzla ranked 5th place[2].
Gulnar Sachs played for Kazakhstan in the Women's Chess Olympiad:[3]
- In 1992, at second board in the 30th Chess Olympiad (women) in Manila (+3, =2, -6),
Due to family reasons, she has left her chess player's career.
References
- ^ "1985 Havana Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- ^ "1987 Tuzla Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Gulnar Sakhatova". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
- Gulnar Sachs player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Gulnar Sachs chess games at 365Chess.com
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