Tamara Klink (chess player)

Tamara Klink (née Kogan, also Girkiyan-Klink, born 27 April 1967) is a German chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2000). She previously played for the Soviet Union (until 1991), Russia (1992–1993), and Kazakhstan (1993–2001).

Tamara Klink
Klink in 2015
CountrySoviet Union
Russia
Kazakhstan
Germany
Born (1967-04-27) 27 April 1967 (age 57)
Shymkent, Kazakhstan
TitleWoman Grandmaster (2000)
FIDE rating2308 (February 2016)
Peak rating2340 (October 2000)

Biography

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In 1988, Tamara Klink participated in USSR Women's Chess Championship final and ranked in 13th place. In 1991, in Leningrad she ranked 7th in FIDE Zonal chess tournament. After dissolution of the Soviet Union Klink played for Russia and Kazakhstan.

Klink played for Kazakhstan in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[1]

Since 2000, Klink lives in Germany, and since 2001, she represents this country in chess tournaments. She was medalist of international chess tournaments in Kassel in 2000, in which she shared the 3rd-10th place,[2] and in Baunatal in 2000, in which she shared the 2nd-3rd place.[3] With OSG chess club Baden-Baden Tamara Klink multiple times won Chess Women's Bundesliga (2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012). In 2002, with this club, she participated in the European Women's Chess Club Cup.[4]

In 1995, she received the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title five years later.

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Tamara Klink". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Kassel op 2000". 365Chess.com. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Baunatal op 6th 2000". 365Chess.com. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  4. ^ "European Women's Chess Club Cup :: Tamara Klink". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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