Mähri Geldiýewa

Mähri Geldiýewa (née Ovezova, born 4 April 1973) is a Turkmen chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM).

Mähri Geldiýewa
Country Soviet Union
 Turkmenistan
Born (1973-04-04) 4 April 1973
TitleWoman Grandmaster (1998)

Chess career

In 1993 in Kozhikode Geldiýewa won the bronze medal in the World Girls U-20 Championship. In 1998 in Kuala Lumpur she won the bronze medal in the Asian women's Chess Championship. In 2009, she divided the second place in the international chess tournament in Sari[1] and won Turkmenistan women's chess championship.[2]

Geldiýewa has played for Turkmenistan in 7 Chess Olympiads (1994-2002, 2006, 2010) and won two individual gold medals at Board 1 in 32nd Chess Olympiad (1996) and 33rd Chess Olympiad (1998).[3] Also she has played for Turkmenistan in Soviet Women's Team Chess Championships (1986-1991)[4] and Asian Games in 2010.[5]

In 1996 Geldiýewa awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) and in 1998 the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title. She became the first and so far the only Turkmen women chess player who received a Woman Grandmaster title.

References
  1. 2nd Fajr Int. Women’s Open 2009
  2. Championship of Turkmenistan (women) 2009
  3. OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Mekhri Geldieva
  4. OlimpBase :: Asian Games (chess - women) :: Mekhri Geldieva
  5. OlimpBase :: Soviet Women's Team Chess Championship :: Mekhri Ovezova
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