Svetlana Petrenko ( ro, Svetlana Petrenco; born 27 May 1974) is a Moldovan

chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to disti ...

player who holds the titles of woman grandmaster (WGM, 2001) and

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 ...

(IM, 2004). She won the

Moldovan Chess Championship The Moldovan Chess Championship has been contested every year since 1944. Since 1949 a separate women's championship has also been held in most years. Both championships are currently held under the auspices of the Moldova Chess Federation ( ro, Fed ...

in 2005 and is a thirteen-time Moldovan Women's Chess Champion.

Chess career

Multiple Moldovan women's chess championship winner (1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021). In 2005, she won the chess championship of Moldova (open to both men and women). In 1999 Petrenko divided first place in the international women's chess tournament in

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. In 2004, she won the chess tournament in Lvov. In 2005, she won the international women's chess tournament in

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and divided first place in the international women's chess tournament in

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. In 2006 and 2007 she two times in a row won international women's chess tournament in Belgrade. Petrenko participated in

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tournament

Women's World Chess Championship The Women's World Chess Championship (WWCC) is played to determine the world champion in women's chess. Like the World Chess Championship, it is administered by FIDE. Unlike with most sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee, wher ...

s: * in

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won Tatiana Kononenko in the 1st round but lost to next tournament winner Zhu Chen in the 2nd round; * in

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lost

Natalia Zhukova Natalia Oleksandrivna Zhukova ( uk, Наталія Олександрівна Жукова; born 5 June 1979) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster and two-time European women's champion. She won several age-group titles as a teenager, at both the E ...

in the 1st round. Petrenko played for Moldova in the Women's Chess Olympiads: * In 1998, at first reserve board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad (women) in

(+4, =0, −4), * In 2002, at first board in the 35th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+6, =3, −3), * In 2004, at first board in the 36th Chess Olympiad (women) in Calvià (+6, =6, −1), * In 2006, at first board in the 37th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+3, =4, −4), * In 2008, at first board in the 38th Chess Olympiad (women) in Dresden (+2, =0, −8), * In 2010, at first board in the 39th Chess Olympiad (women) in

Khanty-Mansiysk Khanty-Mansiysk ( rus, Ха́нты-Манси́йск, Khánty-Mansíysk, lit. ''Khanty-Mansi Town''; Khanty language, Khanty: , ''Jomvoćś''; Mansi language, Mansi: , ''Abga'') is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the admini ...

(+2, =3, −3), * In 2012, at first board in the 40th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+4, =3, −2), * In 2014, at second board in the 41st Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+5, =2, −2), * In 2016, at second board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+2, =1, −4). Petrenko played for Moldova in the

European Team Chess Championship The European Team Championship (often abbreviated in texts and games databases as ''ETC'') is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9. This more ...

: * In 2001, at second board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship (women) in León (+3, =5, −1) and won team silver medal, * In 2003, at first board in the 5th European Team Chess Championship (women) in

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(+3, =2, −4). In 1996, 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 (WGM) title five years later. In 2004, Petrenko was awarded the FIDE

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 ...

(IM) title.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Petrenko, Svetlana 1974 births Living people Moldovan female chess players Moldovan chess players Chess woman grandmasters Chess International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors