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Monika Tsõganova

Estonian chess player

Monika Tsõganova
Tsõganova in 2012
Country	Soviet Union  Estonia
Born	(1969-08-08) August 8, 1969 (age 54) Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
Title	Woman International Master (1991)
Peak rating	2335 (July 1998)

Monika Tsõganova (born August 8, 1969 in Kohtla-Järve) is an Estonian chess Woman International Master (1991).

Chess career[edit]

Monika Tsõganova learned to play chess at age eleven. In 1987 she graduated from Tallinn boarding sports school. In 1984, 1985 and 1987 Monika Tsõganova won the Estonian Junior Chess Championships. In 1990 and 1991 Monika Tsõganova participated in USSR Women's Chess Championships. In Estonian Women's Chess Championship has won 9 gold (1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008), 6 silver (1990, 1992, 1996, 2003, 2014, 2015^[1]) and 2 bronze medals (1998, 2006). Monika Tsõganova had 6 titles of Estonian rapid chess champion (1994–97, 2002, 2006).^[2]

Team chess results[edit]

Monika Tsõganova played for Estonia in Chess Olympiads:^[3]

• In 1992, at second board in the 30th Chess OlympiadinManila (+5 −3 =4);
• In 1994, at first board in the 31st Chess OlympiadinMoscow (+5 −2 =5);
• In 1998, at first board in the 33rd Chess OlympiadinElista (+3 −4 =5);
• In 2000, at first board in the 34th Chess OlympiadinIstanbul (+4 −5 =3);
• In 2006, at first board in the 37th Chess OlympiadinTurin (+4 −6 =0);
• In 2008, at first board in the 38th Chess OlympiadinDresden (+2 −6 =1);
• In 2012, at first board in the 40th Chess OlympiadinIstanbul (+5 −4 =1);
• In 2014, at second board in the 41st Chess OlympiadinTromsø (+5 −4 =1);
• In 2016, at second board in the 42nd Chess OlympiadinBaku (+3 −2 =5).

Monika Tsõganova played for Estonia in European Team Chess Championship:^[4]

• In 1992, at second board in Debrecen (+5 −2 =2);
• In 2007, at first board in Heraklion (+1 −3 =4).

Personal life[edit]

From 1987 to 1991 Monika Tsõganova studied in Tallinn University of Technology. From 1991 she worked as chess trainer in Tallinn chess school and Paul Keres chess house (1991–2003), Kaido Külaots chess school (2005–09), chess academy «Vabaettur» (from 2009).^[5] She is FIDE Trainer (2005). Mother of three children.^[6]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Monika Tsiganova rating card at FIDE
• Monika Tsiganova player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Monika Tsiganova chess games at 365Chess.com