Inna Sayanovna Ivakhinova (russian: Инна Саяновна Ивахинова; born 23 February 1989) is a Russian chess player who holds the

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of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2012).

Biography

Ivakhinova learned to play chess at the age of six. In 2000, she won second place in the Russian girl's chess championship in the U12 age group. In the 2000s, Ivakhinova repeatedly represented Russia at the

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s in different age groups, where she won two gold medals: in 2005, at the European Youth Chess Championship in the U16 girls age group, and in 2007, at the European Youth Chess Championship in the U18 girls age group. In 2010,

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she won the Russian Women's Chess Championship First league, but in 2011 she became the winner of the Russian Student Chess Championship. In 2007, she was awarded the FIDE

Woman International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

(WIM) title and received the FIDE

Woman Grandmaster FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

(WGM) title six year later. In 2011, she graduated from Buryat State University Economics and Management Institute. Ivakhinova has established her own chess school for training of young chess players.

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* * * 1989 births Living people People from Ulan-Ude Russian female chess players Chess woman grandmasters Buryat State University alumni {{Russia-chess-bio-stub