Natalia Straub
| Natalia Straub | |
|---|---|
 Straub in 2012 | |
| Country | Ukraine Germany |
| Born | 27 May 1978 Luhansk, Ukraine |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (1998) |
| FIDE rating | 2132 (October 2021) |
| Peak rating | 2382 (July 2001) |
Natalia Straub (née Kiseleva, born 27 May 1978) is a Ukraine-born German (since 2007)[1] chess player. She received the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 1998.
Career
[edit]Straub participated in European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships, where best result was gold medal in European Youth Chess Championship in girls age group U16 in Szombathely in 1993. In 1995, at Interzonal Tournament in Chişinău she has taken 37th place.[2] In 1994, she won Ukrainian Women's Chess Championship. In 1996, in Kraków she won International Chess tournament Cracovia, as well as shared 3rd place in International Chess tournament in Frýdek-Místek. In 2000, in Baden-Württemberg won 2nd place in International Chess tournament (tournament won Joanna Dworakowska). In 2001, Natalia Straub participated in Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system and in the first round won to Wang Yu but in second round lost to Alisa Galliamova.[3] In 2003, in Athens International Chess tournament Acropolis shared 3rd with Nino Khurtsidze behind winner Yelena Dembo and Margarita Voiska.
References
[edit]- ^ "FIDE Player transfers". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "1995 Kishinev Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". Mark-Weeks.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "2001-02 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)". Mark-Weeks.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
External links
[edit]- Natalia Straub rating card at FIDE
- Natalia Straub player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Natalia Kiseleva chess games at 365Chess.com
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