Lidia Kostjantynivna Semenova (born November 22, 1951) is a

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player, who holds the title of

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Career

In 1978, Semenova won

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. In 1981, she tied for 1st–4th in Leningrad (zonal). In 1982, she took 2nd in Bad Kissingen (interzonal;

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won). In 1983, she beat Margareta Muresan 5½–4½ in Bad Kissingen (quarter-final match), and beat

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5½–4½ in Sochi (semi-final match). In 1984, Semenova lost in her bid for the

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5–7 in Sochi (final match). Semenova won three gold medals at the

Women's Chess Olympiad The Women's Chess Olympiad is an event held by FIDE (the International Chess Federation) since 1957 (every two years since 1972), where national women's teams compete at chess for gold, silver and bronze medals. Since 1976 the Women's Chess Olympia ...

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1984 (team, individual on board four and rating performance). In 1986, she tied for 4th–5th places in the Women's Candidates Tournament in Malmö, won by

Elena Akhmilovskaya Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya (born ''Elena Bronislavovna Akhmilovskaya'', russian: Елена Брониславовна Ахмыловская; 11 March 1957 – 18 November 2012) was a Soviet-born American chess player. She was awarded t ...

. In 1987, she tied for 3rd–4th in Tuzla (interzonal;

won), and lost a play-off match to Agnieszka Brustman 1–4. She tied for 12–18th at Jakarta 1993 (interzonal; Ketevan Arakhamia won), and 10–16th at Kishinev 1995 (interzonal; Arakhamia won).World Chess Championship : Women
/ref> Semenova was awarded the

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 ...

title by

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in 1982.

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