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Title
  
Woman Grandmaster

Name
  
Anda Safranska

Role
  
Chess Player


Born
  
December 2, 1960 (
1960-12-02
)
Riga, Latvia

3 minute chess #44: IM Greg Shahade vs WGM Anda Safranska


Anda Šafranska (born December 2, 1960, Riga) is a Latvian born chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster. Anda Šafranska for many years was one of the best women's chess players in Latvia. She won the Latvian Chess Championship for women eight times: 1982, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, and 1997.

Anda Šafranska played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads:

  • In 1992, at second board in the 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila (+6, =0, -6);
  • In 1994, at first board in the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+3, =3, -5);
  • In 1996, at first board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad in Yerevan (+6, =4, -4);
  • In 2006, at third board in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin (+1, =1, -4).

    • Anda Šafranska played for Latvia in European Team Chess Championship:

  • In 1992, at second board in Debrecen (+2, =2, -3);
  • In 1994, at first board in Pula (+3, =1, -3).

    • Since 2000 Šafranska lives in Léon, France, and she now plays for France.

    Anda Šafranska played for France in World Team Chess Championship:

  • In 2013, at third board in Astana (+0, =3, -3).

    • Married with French chess grandmaster Vladimir Lazarev.

    References

    Anda Šafranska Wikipedia
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