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{{Short description|Russian-Armenian chess player (born 1986)}}
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'''Maria Kursova''' ({{langx|ru|Мария Курсова}}, {{langx|hy|Մարիա Կուրսովա}}; born 3 January 1986) is a Russian-Armenian [[chess]] player. She was awarded the title of [[Woman Grandmaster]] by [[FIDE]] in 2007. Kursova was the world girls champion and European girls champion in her age category.
'''Maria Kursova''' ({{lang-hy|Մարիա Կուրսովա}}, {{lang-ru|Мария Курсова}}; born January 3, 1986)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=67536|title=Maria Kursova |publisher=Chess Games|accessdate=December 8, 2013}}</ref> is a Russian-Armenian [[Woman Grandmaster]] and [[Woman International Master]] who is married to [[Arman Pashikian]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Nadanian|first=Ashot|url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7426|title=Lake Sevan 2011 - Jobava wins volcanic event|authorlink=Ashot Nadanian|date=August 2, 2011|publisher=ChessBase.com|accessdate=December 8, 2013}}</ref> In 2013 she won [[European Chess Championship]] and the same year participated at the [[European Individual Chess Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://armenpress.am/eng/news/728121/|title=Maria Kursova gains advantage over Azerbaijani chess player|publisher=[[Armenpress]]|date=August 3, 2013 |accessdate=December 8, 2013|archivedate=December 13, 2013|archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web/20131213045341/http://armenpress.am/eng/news/728121/}}</ref> On December 22, 2011 she won [[Armenian Chess Championship]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/89215/|title=Maria Kursova wins Armenian Women’s Chess Championship|publisher=[[PanARMENIAN.Net]]|date=January 23, 2012|accessdate=December 8, 2013|archivedate=April 24, 2014|archiveurl=

//web.archive.org/web/20140424144353/http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/89215/}}</ref> She is married to Armenian grandmaster [[Arman Pashikyan]].<ref>{{cite news|date=June 23, 2012|url= http://www.armenianow.com/sports/chess/34866/armenia_chess_championship_kursova_petrosyan|title= Bride from the North: Armenia’s naturalized Russian wins national chess title|publisher=[[ArmeniaNow]]|accessdate=June 21, 2014|archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web/20120326124130/http://www.armenianow.com/sports/chess/34866/armenia_chess_championship_kursova_petrosyan |archivedate=March 26, 2012}}</ref>
==Career==

Born in [[Severodvinsk]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bm.ru/ru/news/press_releases/14886|script-title=ru:Стипендиатка Банка Москвы Мария Курсова — среди студентов-победителей чемпионата России по шахматам|publisher=Bank of Moscow|date=18 October 2005|accessdate=25 August 2015|language=ru|archivedate=23 September 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923192603/http://www.bm.ru/ru/news/press_releases/14886|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Kursova won the [[World Youth Chess Championship]]s in the Girls U10 category in 1996. She also won three medals at the [[European Youth Chess Championship]]s: in 1998 she took the bronze medal in the Girls U12 section,<ref>[http://chess-results.com/tnr383.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES&wi=984 European Youth Chess Championship 1998 Girls-U12]. ''chess-results.com.'' Retrieved 6 February 2019.</ref> three years later Kursova won the Girls U16 title, and in 2003 she tied with [[Natalia Pogonina]] for first place, placing second on countback, in the Girls U18 event.<ref>[http://chess-results.com/tnr1437.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES&wi=984 European Youth Championship Girls - U18]. ''chess-results.com''. Retrieved 6 February 2019.</ref>

Kursova competed in the [[Women's World Chess Championship 2006]] as one of the [[FIDE]] president nominees. Kursova defeated [[Zhao Xue]] in the first round to advance to the second. She lost to [[Ekaterina Kovalevskaya]] and was therefore eliminated from the competition.

Kursova [[List of nationality transfers in chess|switched]] her national federation to Armenia in 2011,<ref>[https://ratings.fide.com/fedchange.phtml?year=2011 Player transfers in 2011]. FIDE. Retrieved 6 February 2019.</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://armenpress.am/eng/news/662828.html|title=WGM Maria Kursova to Present Armenia|date=7 September 2011|website=armenpress.am|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref> competing for Armenia at the [[40th Chess Olympiad]], [[World Team Chess Championship]] 2011 and [[European Team Chess Championship]] 2011. She now lives in [[Yerevan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Armenian lineups for the European Team Chess Championship|url=http://www.chessdom.com/armenian-lineups-for-the-european-team-chess-championship/|date=16 September 2011|publisher=Chessdom.com|accessdate=3 June 2013}}</ref> She won the [[Armenian Chess Championship|Armenian women's championship]] in 2012<ref>{{cite news|url=http://panarmenian.net/m/eng/news/89215|title=Maria Kursova wins Armenian Women's Chess Championship|publisher=[[PanARMENIAN.Net]]|date=23 January 2012|accessdate=6 February 2019}}</ref> and 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://msy.am/en/noroutyounner/haytni-en-shakhmati-hayastani-hanrapetouty.html|title=The chess champions of Armenia are known|date=23 January 2018|website=msy.am|publisher=Republic of Armenia Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref> Kursova played for the Armenian team in the [[Women's Chess Olympiad]], Women's [[World Team Chess Championship]], and Women's [[European Team Chess Championship]].<ref>[http://www.olimpbase.org/playersw/hfhb1lpe.html Maria Kursova] team chess record at OlimpBase. Retrieved 6 February 2019.</ref><ref>20 years translating experience-see "Zurich 1953"</ref>

==Personal life==
She is married to [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] [[Arman Pashikian]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lake Sevan 2011 - Jobava wins volcanic event|url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7426|last=Nadanian|first=Ashot|authorlink=Ashot Nadanian|date=2011-08-02|publisher=ChessBase.com|accessdate=3 June 2013}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.olimpbase.org/playersb/hfhb1lpe.html OlimpBase]
*[http://www.365chess.com/players/Maria_Kursova Maria Kursova] chess games at 365Chess.com
*{{chessgames player|id=67536}}
*{{chessgames player|id=67536}}


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Latest revision as of 18:34, 15 December 2024

Maria Kursova
Kursova at the European Team Championships in Warsaw 2013
CountryRussia (until 2011)
Armenia (since 2011)
Born (1986-01-03) 3 January 1986 (age 38)
Severodvinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
TitleWoman Grandmaster (2007)
Peak rating2366 (July 2007)

Maria Kursova (Russian: Мария Курсова, Armenian: Մարիա Կուրսովա; born 3 January 1986) is a Russian-Armenian chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman Grandmaster by FIDE in 2007. Kursova was the world girls champion and European girls champion in her age category.

Career

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Born in Severodvinsk,[1] Kursova won the World Youth Chess Championships in the Girls U10 category in 1996. She also won three medals at the European Youth Chess Championships: in 1998 she took the bronze medal in the Girls U12 section,[2] three years later Kursova won the Girls U16 title, and in 2003 she tied with Natalia Pogonina for first place, placing second on countback, in the Girls U18 event.[3]

Kursova competed in the Women's World Chess Championship 2006 as one of the FIDE president nominees. Kursova defeated Zhao Xue in the first round to advance to the second. She lost to Ekaterina Kovalevskaya and was therefore eliminated from the competition.

Kursova switched her national federation to Armenia in 2011,[4][5] competing for Armenia at the 40th Chess Olympiad, World Team Chess Championship 2011 and European Team Chess Championship 2011. She now lives in Yerevan.[6] She won the Armenian women's championship in 2012[7] and 2018.[8] Kursova played for the Armenian team in the Women's Chess Olympiad, Women's World Team Chess Championship, and Women's European Team Chess Championship.[9][10]

Personal life

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She is married to Grandmaster Arman Pashikian.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Стипендиатка Банка Москвы Мария Курсова — среди студентов-победителей чемпионата России по шахматам (in Russian). Bank of Moscow. 18 October 2005. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. ^ European Youth Chess Championship 1998 Girls-U12. chess-results.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  3. ^ European Youth Championship Girls - U18. chess-results.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  4. ^ Player transfers in 2011. FIDE. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. ^ "WGM Maria Kursova to Present Armenia". armenpress.am. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Armenian lineups for the European Team Chess Championship". Chessdom.com. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Maria Kursova wins Armenian Women's Chess Championship". PanARMENIAN.Net. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  8. ^ "The chess champions of Armenia are known". msy.am. Republic of Armenia Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  9. ^ Maria Kursova team chess record at OlimpBase. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  10. ^ 20 years translating experience-see "Zurich 1953"
  11. ^ Nadanian, Ashot (2011-08-02). "Lake Sevan 2011 - Jobava wins volcanic event". ChessBase.com. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
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