Svetlana Matveeva
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About
Russian chess player who won the Women's Soviet Chess Championship twice. She earned the title of Woman Grandmaster in 1989. At the 2003 European Women's Team Chess Championship, she earned two individual gold medals.
Before Fame
She first competed in the Women's Soviet Chess Championship at the age of just 15.
Trivia
She was eliminated by Xie Jun in the Women's World Chess Championship 2000. She was tied for first place with Anna Akhsharumova at the 1984 Women's Soviet Chess Championship.
Family Life
She is from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Her full name is Svetlana Vladislavovna Matveeva.
Associated With
She has competed against Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi.
