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Melanie Lubbe

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Melanie Lubbe
Lubbe in Stuttgart, 2011
CountryGermany
Born (1990-06-23) 23 June 1990 (age 34)
Leipzig, Germany
TitleWoman Grandmaster (2012)
FIDE rating2297 (December 2021)
Peak rating2387 (March 2012)

Melanie Lubbe (née Ohme, born 23 June 1990) is a German chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2012).

Biography

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Lubbe was the eldest of six siblings. She learned playing chess at the age of four from her parents. She won German Girls' Championships in the under-14 age group (2003), under-16 age group (2005) and under-18 age group.

Melanie Lubbe played for Germany in Women's Chess Olympiads:[1]

Lubbe played for Germany in the World Women's Team Chess Championship:[3]

  • In 2007, at second board in the 1st Women's World Team Chess Championship 2007 in Yekaterinburg (+2, =3, -2).

Lubbe played for Germany in European Team Chess Championships:[4]

  • In 2007, at fourth board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Heraklion (+5, =1, -2),
  • In 2009, at third board in the 8th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Novi Sad (+3, =1, -3),
  • In 2011, at reserve board in the 9th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Porto Carras (+5, =3, -0) and won individual silver medal,
  • In 2015, at fourth board in the 11th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Reykjavík (+3, =4, -1).

In 2009 she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title and in 2012 the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title.[5]

Lubbe studied psychology from 2010 to 2013 at the University of Mannheim and graduated with a bachelor's degree. Since February 2015 she works as a personnel consultant in Braunschweig.

Also since 2015, Lubbe has been married to International Master chess player Nikolas Lubbe.

References

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  1. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Melanie Lubbe". OlimpBase.org.
  2. ^ "42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women". Chess-Results.com.
  3. ^ "World Women's Team Chess Championship :: Melanie Ohme". OlimpBase.org.
  4. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Melanie Lubbe". OlimpBase.org.
  5. ^ "Title Applications - 1st quarter Presidential Board 2012 - Woman Grandmaster (WGM) - Ohme, Melanie". FIDE.com.
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