Anna Gershnik

Anna Gershnik
Anna Gershnik
Country	United States (after 2005); Israel (1990–2005); Soviet Union (before 1990)
Born	13 September 1975 (age 48); Kaliningrad, Russian SSR, Soviet Union
Title	Woman Grandmaster (1995)
FIDE rating	2275 (July 1999)
Peak rating	2335 (July 1995)

Anna Gershnik (née Segal, born 13 September 1975) is a Soviet-born American chess player. She received the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 1995.

Biography[edit]

In 1989, in Aguadilla she won World Youth Chess Championship in girl's U14 age category. The following year, her family went to Israel, and Anna Gershnik was immediately among the top chess players of this country. In 1991, in Graz she took the third place (behind Tatjana Lematschko and Constanze Jahn) in the FIDE Women's World Chess Championship Zonal tournament. In the following years she represented Israel several times at the World Junior Chess Championships (1992, 1993 - U18 girls, 1995 - U20 girls) and European Junior Chess Championships (1994, 1995 - U20 girls). In 1993, Anna Gershnik shared 4th place in the tournament First Saturday FS12 IM-A in Budapest. In 1998, she advanced to the semi-finals of the Israeli Women's Chess Championship play-off, where she lost Ella Pitam.^{[citation needed]}

Anna Gershnik played for Israel in the Women's Chess Olympiads:^[2]

In 1990, at third board in the 29th Chess Olympiad (women) in Novi Sad (+5, =1, -4),
In 1992, at first board in the 30th Chess Olympiad (women) in Manila (+4, =2, -6),
In 1994, at second board in the 31st Chess Olympiad (women) in Moscow (+7, =5, -1),
In 1996, at second board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Yerevan (+2, =1, -4),
In 1998, at first reserve board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Elista (+2, =1, -3).

Anna Gershnik played for Israel in the European Team Chess Championship:^[3]

In 1992, at second board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship (women) in Debrecen (+3, =1, -2).

In 1999, Anna Gershnik ended her active chess career.

References[edit]

^ "FIDE Player transfers". ratings.FIDE.com. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
^ "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Anna Gershnik". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
^ "European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Anna Gershnik". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

External links[edit]

Anna Gershnik rating card at FIDE
Anna Gershnik rating and tournament record at US Chess Federation
Anna Gershnik player profile and games at Chessgames.com
Anna Gershnik chess games at 365Chess.com

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[1] "FIDE Player transfers". ratings.FIDE.com. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

[2] "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Anna Gershnik". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

[3] "European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Anna Gershnik". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

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