Lidia Semenova

Lydyja Semenova (Ukrainian Лидия Семенова, English transcription Lidia Semenova; born November 22, 1951 in Kiev) is a Ukrainian chess player and since 1982 the Grand Master of the women.

Life

In 1972, she played in Tolyatti the Soviet Women's Championship, which won Marta Litinskaja. 1978 in Nikolayev was Lydyja Semenowa shared first with Irina Lewitina. The Spartakiade 1979, the Soviet championships in 1979 and 1980, as well as a tournament in Rostov-on- Don were further success. In the 1980s, she was one of the worlds best.

Candidates Tournaments

It was first divided the zone tournament in 1981 in Leningrad and then played the 1982 Interzonal in Bad Kissingen, who won Nona Gaprindashvili. In 1983 she won in Bad Kissingen and the semi-final against Nana Iosseliani in the quarterfinals against Margareta Muresan. In the final of the Women's World Cup, they then lost in 1984 in Sochi against Irina Levi Tina.

In the 1986 Candidates Tournament in Malmo reached a split fourth place. Elena Akhmilovskaya won the tournament. In 1987, she was divided in the third inter-zone tournament in Tuzla, Nana Iosseliani was first. In the playoff Lidia lost to Agnieszka Brustman. They still played the interzonal tournaments in 1993 in Jakarta ( the Ketevan Arachamia won ), and 1995 in Chisinau (which was first Arachamia ).

Chess Olympiads

Lydyja Semenova won at the Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki in 1984 three gold medals: team, individual and rating.

Other tournaments

From 1990 to 2009, she participated in many tournaments in Russia, Poland and especially in Ukraine. She played Championships Kiev ( 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 ) and the Kiev Women Championships 2001, 2002 and 2003. Moreover, she participated in the women's championship of Ukraine 2000, 2002, 2003 ( 2nd place. ) and 2004 the annual Independence Cup - Ukraine, she starred in the years 2002 to 2009.