Mähri Geldiýewa

Mähri Geldiýewa (born 4 April 1973), née Ovezova, is a Turkmen chess Woman Grandmaster (1998).

Mähri Geldiýewa
Country Soviet Union
 Turkmenistan
Born (1973-04-04) 4 April 1973
TitleWoman Grandmaster (1998)

Chess career

In 1993 in Kozhikode Geldiýewa won the bronze medal in the World Girls U-20 Championship. In 1998 in Kuala Lumpur she won the bronze medal in the Asian women's Chess Championship. In 2009, she divided the second place in the international chess tournament in Sari[1] and won Turkmenistan women's chess championship.[2]

Geldiýewa has played for Turkmenistan in 7 Chess Olympiads (1994-2002, 2006, 2010) and won two individual gold medals at Board 1 in 32nd Chess Olympiad (1996) and 33rd Chess Olympiad (1998).[3] Also she has played for Turkmenistan in Soviet Women's Team Chess Championships (1986-1991)[4] and Asian Games in 2010.[5]

In 1996 Geldiýewa awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM), but in 1998 - the International Women Grandmaster (WGM) title. She became the first and so far the only Turkmen women chess player who received a chess grandmaster title.

References
  1. 2nd Fajr Int. Women’s Open 2009
  2. Championship of Turkmenistan (women) 2009
  3. OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Mekhri Geldieva
  4. OlimpBase :: Asian Games (chess - women) :: Mekhri Geldieva
  5. OlimpBase :: Soviet Women's Team Chess Championship :: Mekhri Ovezova
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