Adriana Nikolova
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Adriana Nikolova is a Bulgarian
chess
Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is presently Bulgaria's newest WGM and her current chess club team is Loko 2004 from Plovdiv
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In November 2008, Nikolova earned the title of Woman International Master (WIM).
She has so far represented her country in three major chess championships - the European Team Chess Championship, which was held in Novi Sad
in 2009 (scoring 1.5/7 on Board 2), the 2010 Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk
(achieving 5/9 on Board 3), as well as the 2011 European Team Chess Championship hosted within the Porto Carras
resort in Greece
(managing 4.5/7 on Board 4).
In July 2011, she received a gold medal and an official certificate to honour her achievement in becoming a grandmaster. Nikolova also won the last edition of the Bulgarian Women Chess Championship 2011
(scoring 9/11).
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is presently Bulgaria's newest WGM and her current chess club team is Loko 2004 from Plovdiv
Plovdiv
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
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In November 2008, Nikolova earned the title of Woman International Master (WIM).
She has so far represented her country in three major chess championships - the European Team Chess Championship, which was held in Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
in 2009 (scoring 1.5/7 on Board 2), the 2010 Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk
39th Chess Olympiad
The 39th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place in 2010 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, on to...
(achieving 5/9 on Board 3), as well as the 2011 European Team Chess Championship hosted within the Porto Carras
Porto Carras
Porto Carras , known as Porto Carras Grand Resort, is one of northern Greece's largest and most famous hotels and holiday resorts. It is located on Sithonia, Halkidiki peninsula in northern Greece. It is about 120 km away from Greece's second biggest city, Thessaloniki.Porto Carras was created...
resort in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
(managing 4.5/7 on Board 4).
In July 2011, she received a gold medal and an official certificate to honour her achievement in becoming a grandmaster. Nikolova also won the last edition of the Bulgarian Women Chess Championship 2011
Bulgarian Chess Championship
The Bulgarian Chess Championship is an event inaugurated in 1933 to crown the best chess player in Bulgaria. The championship has been held on a nearly annual basis since, with only a few years missed...
(scoring 9/11).