Mariya Sergeyeva

Maria Sergeyeva (born 12 April 1983) is a Kazakhstani chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM).

Maria Sergeyeva
Sergeyeva in 2013
Country	Kazakhstan
Born	(1983-04-12) 12 April 1983 (age 42)
Title	Woman Grandmaster (2001)
FIDE rating	2262 (May 2022)
Peak rating	2377 (January 2009)

Biography

Four times Sergeyeva has represented Kazakhstan at the World Girls' Junior Chess Championships (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003), which achieved the best result in 2003, when she ranked 8th place.^[1] In 2004, Maria Sergeyeva participated in Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system and in the first round lost to Alexandra Kosteniuk.^[2]

Sergeyeva played for Kazakhstan:

• in Women's Chess Olympiad participated 6 times (1998-2004, 2008, 2012);^[3]
• in Women's Asian Team Chess Championship participated in 2003 and won individual silver medal;^[4]
• in Asian Indoor Games participated in 2007.^[5]

In 2001, she received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title and in 2016 the FIDE Trainer (FT) title.