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Kursova tied for first place with [[Natalia Pogonina]], placing second on countback, in the 2003 European U18 Girls Championship,<ref>[http://chess-results.com/tnr1437.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES&wi=984 European Youth Championship Girls - U18] Chess-Results</ref> and was the bronze medalist in the 1998 European U12 Girls Championship.<ref>[http://chess-results.com/tnr383.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES&wi=984 European Youth Chess Championship 1998 Girls-U12] Chess-Results</ref> |
Kursova tied for first place with [[Natalia Pogonina]], placing second on countback, in the 2003 European U18 Girls Championship,<ref>[http://chess-results.com/tnr1437.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES&wi=984 European Youth Championship Girls - U18] Chess-Results</ref> and was the bronze medalist in the 1998 European U12 Girls Championship.<ref>[http://chess-results.com/tnr383.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES&wi=984 European Youth Chess Championship 1998 Girls-U12] Chess-Results</ref> |
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She competed in the [[Women's World Chess Championship 2006]] as [[FIDE]] president nominee. Kursova defeated [[Zhao Xue]] in the first round, but she was eliminated in the second one by [[Ekaterina Kovalevskaya]]. |
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She plays for Armenia since 2011.<ref>[https://ratings.fide.com/fedchange.phtml?year=2011 FIDE: transfers in 2011]</ref> |
She plays for Armenia since 2011.<ref>[https://ratings.fide.com/fedchange.phtml?year=2011 FIDE: transfers in 2011]</ref> |
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Maria Kursova | |
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 Maria Kursova at the European Chess Team Championship in Warsaw 2013 | |
| Country |  Russia,  Armenia |
| Born | January 3, 1986 Severodvinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (2007) |
| Peak rating | 2366 (July 2007) |
Maria Kursova (Template:Lang-ru, Template:Lang-hy; born January 3, 1986 in Severodvinsk)[1] is a Russian-Armenian chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster. She won the Under-10 Girls' World Championship in 1996 and the Under-16 Girls' European Championship in 2001.
Kursova tied for first place with Natalia Pogonina, placing second on countback, in the 2003 European U18 Girls Championship,[2] and was the bronze medalist in the 1998 European U12 Girls Championship.[3]
She competed in the Women's World Chess Championship 2006 as FIDE president nominee. Kursova defeated Zhao Xue in the first round, but she was eliminated in the second one by Ekaterina Kovalevskaya.
She plays for Armenia since 2011.[4]
Kursova won the 2012 Women's Armenian Chess Championship.[5]
She played for the Armenian team in the 2012[6] and 2014 Women's Chess Olympiads,[7] in the 2013 Women's European Team Chess Championship[8] and in the 2015 Women's World Team Chess Championship.[9] She won group A team silver at the 41st Chess Olympiad (Women).[10]
Kursova is married to Armenian grandmaster Arman Pashikyan.[11]
References
- ^ Стипендиатка Банка Москвы Мария Курсова — среди студентов-победителей чемпионата России по шахматам (in Russian). Bank of Moscow. 18 October 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ European Youth Championship Girls - U18 Chess-Results
- ^ European Youth Chess Championship 1998 Girls-U12 Chess-Results
- ^ FIDE: transfers in 2011
- ^ "Maria Kursova wins Armenian Women's Chess Championship". PanARMENIAN.Net. January 23, 2012. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 40th Chess Olympiad Istanbul 2012 Women: Amenia team composition Chess-Results
- ^ 41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Women: Armenia team composition Chess-Results
- ^ 19th European Women's Team Chess Championship 2013: Amenia team composition Chess-Results
- ^ World Women's Team Chess Championship 2015: final standing with team composition Chess-Results
- ^ 41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Women: category prizes Chess-Results
- ^ "Bride from the North: Armenia's naturalized Russian wins national chess title". ArmeniaNow. June 23, 2012. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
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External links
- Maria Kursova rating card at FIDE
- Maria Kursova player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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