Zoya Schleining (née Lelchuk, born 6 September 1961), is a

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-born

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chess player who holds the title of

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(IM, 2016).

Biography

She participated six times in the

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finals (1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989). The best result was achieved in 1986 when she shared the 4th-5th place. In 1984, in

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she won the USSR Trade Union Women's Chess Championship. In 1986, she won Ukrainian Women's Chess Championship. In 1990, she won International Women's Chess tournaments in

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and

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. After

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from 1992 to 2000 she represented Ukraine, but since 2000 she represent Germany. In 1995 she won again in tournament in Dresden. In 2014, she won the German Women's Fast Chess Championship, but in 2015 in

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she was the best in German Women's Chess Championship. Zoya Schleining two times participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournaments: * In 1987, at Interzonal Tournament in Smederevska Palanka ranked 5th; * In 1993, at Interzonal Tournament in

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shared 19th-25th place. Zoya Schleining played for Germany in the Women's Chess Olympiads: * In 2014, at second board in the 41st Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+2, =1, -3). Zoya Schleining played for Germany in the

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s: * In 2013, at second board in the 10th European Team Chess Championship (women) in

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(+1, =3, -2), * In 2015, at third board in the 11th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Reykjavik (+1, =3, -2). In 1985, she was awarded the FIDE

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(WIM) title and received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title two years later. In 2016, she was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.

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