Maria Manakova (born 1 March 1974) is a Russian-born Serbian chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). Born in Kazan,[1] she lived in Serbia for several years and played for the Yugoslav women's chess team. Manakova was first board reserve on the silver medal-winning Yugoslav team at the Women's European Team Chess Championship in Batumi 1999, although she did not play any games.[2] The following year, she competed in the Women's World Championship, where she reached round 2. In 2013, she won the Serbian women's championship.[3]
| Maria Manakova | |
|---|---|
 Manakova in Warsaw, 2013 | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Born | 1 March 1974 (age 50) Kazan, Russia |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (1997) |
| Peak rating | 2395 (April 2001) |
Her peak Elo rating is 2395, achieved in the FIDE rating list of April 2001.
She appeared partly wrapped in a fur coat on the cover of the Russian magazine Speed in 2004, which along with her “forthright views", caused a stir in some circles, according to London's The Telegraph.[4][1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Smart move or a cheap trick? This grandmaster wants chess to be sexy". The Telegraph. 8 August 2004. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "European Women's Team Chess Championship: Maria Manakova". OlimpBase. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
- ^ "Maria Manakova wins Serbian Women Chess Championship". Chessdom. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Maria Manakova in Speed". ChessBase News. 2 August 2004. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
External links edit
- Maria Manakova rating card at FIDE
- Maria Manakova FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
- Maria Manakova Women's Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
- Maria Manakova chess games at 365Chess.com
- Maria Manakova player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- The Sunday Times: World Chess Beauty Contest - "Soft-Pawn" causes flap at the Wayback Machine (archived 2005-12-28)
