Lidia Semenova
Lidia K Semenova (born November 22, 1951) is a Ukrainian chess Woman Grandmaster.
| Lidia Semenova | |
|---|---|
 Interzonal Tournament in Bad Kissingen 1982 | |
| Full name | Лидия Семёнова |
| Country | Soviet Union Ukraine |
| Born | November 22, 1951 Kiev, Soviet Union |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2209 (March 2015) |
Career
In 1978, she won Women's Soviet Chess Championship. In 1981, she tied for 1st-4th in Leningrad (zonal). In 1982, she took 2nd in Bad Kissingen (interzonal; Nona Gaprindashvili won). In 1983, she beat Margareta Muresan 5,5 : 4,5 in Bad Kissingen (quarterfinal match), and beat Nana Ioseliani 5,5 : 4,5 in Sochi (semifinal match). In 1984, Semenova lost in her bid for the Women's World Championship to Irina Levitina 5 : 7 in Sochi (final match).
Semenova won three gold medals at the Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki 1984 (team, individual at fourth board and individual rating).[1]
In 1986, she tied for 4-5th in Malmo (Candidates Tournament; Elena Akhmilovskaya won). In 1987, she tied for 3rd-4th in Tuzla (interzonal; Nana Ioseliani won), and lost a play-off match to Agnieszka Brustman 1 : 4. She tied for 12-18th at Jakarta 1993 (interzonal; Ketevan Arakhamia won), and 10-16th at Kishinev 1995 (interzonal; Arakhamia won).[2]
Semenova was awarded the WGM title in 1982.
References
External links
- Lidia K Semenova rating card at FIDE
- Lidia Semenova player profile and games at Chessgames.com