Maria Fominykh


Maria Fominykh is a Russian Woman Grandmaster .

Biography

Maria Fominykh learned to play chess at the age of seven. She is a two-time winner of Russian Youth Chess Championships: in 2001, in the U14 girls age group and in 2003, in the U16 girls age group.
From 1997 to 2004 Maria Fominykh represented Russia at the European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships in different age groups, where she won four medals: gold, silver and two bronze.
In 2006, Maria Fominykh took third place in the Russian Women's Chess Cup. In 2010, she took third place in the Women's Chess Championship. Maria Fominykh received prizes of many international chess tournaments, including second place in Lviv and Moscow International Women's Chess Tournaments in 2010.
In 2009, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master title and received the FIDE Women Grandmaster title eight year later.
Maria Fominykh is journalist by profession. She has directed several chess broadcasts on various Russian TV channels.