Natalia Popova (russian: Наталья Валерьевна Попова; born 28 November 1976) is a
Belarusian
chess player who holds the titles of
Woman International Master (1999),
International Arbiter (2017), and FIDE Trainer (2018). She is a five-time
Belarusian Women's Chess Champion (1999, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2009).
Biography
In 2000s Natalia Popova was one of the leading Belarusian chess players. She won five gold medals in
Belarusian Women's Chess Championships: in 1999, 2000, 2006, 2008, and 2009. In 2017, in
Riga
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Natalia Popova won international chess festival
RTU Open ''B'' tournament.
Natalia Popova played for Belarus in the
Women's Chess Olympiads:
* In 2000, at third board in the
34th Chess Olympiad (women) in
Istanbul (+6, =6, −1),
* In 2002, at third board in the
35th Chess Olympiad (women) in
Bled (+5, =4, −3),
* In 2004, at first reserve board in the
36th Chess Olympiad (women) in
Calvià (+2, =6, −2),
* In 2006, at second board in the
37th Chess Olympiad (women) in
Turin (+2, =5, −3),
* In 2008, at second board in the
38th Chess Olympiad (women) in
Dresden (+4, =2, −3).
Natalia Popova played for Belarus in the
European Team Chess Championship:
* In 2001, at second board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship (women) in
León (+2, =3, −1).
In 1999, she was awarded the FIDE
Woman International Master (WIM) title. In 2015, she became a
FIDE Arbiter
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, and in 2017, she became an
International Arbiter. From 2018 she is FIDE Trainer. Also Natalia Popova is member of FIDE Arbiters' Commission. She graduated from
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1976 births
People from Mogilev Region
Living people
Belarusian female chess players
Belarusian chess players
Chess Woman International Masters
Chess Olympiad competitors
Chess arbiters
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