Maria Emelianova

WFM Maria Emelianova is 26 years old, born in Ekaterinburg, Russia, Women FIDE Master, with a 2113 Elo rating.

After finishing school Maria moved to Moscow to study at the university, so chess was forgotten for some time. She worked for about a year with Alexander Roshal in the chess magazine "64".

Maria's carrier as a chess photographer started at the Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk. "It was just a hobby, but somehow became an interesting job," says Maria, who works with a Canon 1DX.

"Now I am finishing my studies at two universities in Moscow, and am looking forward to a future in the big world of chess."

Recent news

Mountaintop celebrations in Tblisi

3/22/2014 – Grandmaster Zurab Azmaiparashvili is something of a rock star in his native Georgia. His birthday celebrations are usually quite lavish. This year they were held in a restaurant atop Mount Mtatsminda, overlooking the city. And there were a number of prominent guests, including the former Georgian Prime Minister (and chess lover) Bidzina Ivanishvili, who played a friendly game against Judit Polgar.
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