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Monika Tsiganova

Number of games in database: 317
Years covered: 1986 to 2019
Last FIDE rating: 2059 (1936 rapid, 1968 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2282
Overall record: +100 -126 =91 (45.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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Most played openings
E61 King's Indian (16 games)
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (13 games)
E15 Queen's Indian (11 games)
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (11 games)
E14 Queen's Indian (10 games)
E12 Queen's Indian (9 games)
A07 King's Indian Attack (9 games)
B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (8 games)
D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (7 games)
D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (6 games)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Russian Team Championship (Women)
   A Styazhkina vs M Tsiganova (May-09-19) 1-0
   M Tsiganova vs A Bivol (May-01-19) 0-1
   M Tsiganova vs L Koridze (Oct-04-18) 0-1
   M Tsiganova vs A Clarke (Oct-02-18) 1/2-1/2
   A Ortiz Verdesoto vs M Tsiganova (Oct-01-18) 1-0

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MONIKA TSIGANOVA
(born Aug-08-1969, 56 years old) Estonia

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Woman International Master and FIDE Trainer. She was Estonian Women's Champion in 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008.

Wikipedia article: Monika Tsõganova

Last updated: 2018-05-14 07:33:02

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 page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 317  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. S Vuksanovic vs M Tsiganova  ½-½431986Tallinn (Women)B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
2. A Hegeler vs M Tsiganova  1-0361986Tallinn (Women)B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
3. T Laesson vs M Tsiganova  1-0521986Tallinn (Women)B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
4. M Tsiganova vs T Raud  1-0411986Tallinn (Women)C03 French, Tarrasch
5. N V Alekhina vs M Tsiganova  1-0311986Tallinn (Women)A46 Queen's Pawn Game
6. M Tsiganova vs S Zainetdinova  0-1731986Tallinn (Women)B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
7. R Gocheva vs M Tsiganova  ½-½591986Tallinn (Women)B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
8. M Tsiganova vs T Csonkics  1-0381986Tallinn (Women)B20 Sicilian
9. R Khadilkar vs M Tsiganova  ½-½611986Tallinn (Women)B22 Sicilian, Alapin
10. M Tsiganova vs J Belic  0-1411986Tallinn (Women)B20 Sicilian
11. M Ranniku vs M Tsiganova  ½-½451986Tallinn (Women)E17 Queen's Indian
12. M Tsiganova vs M Kinsigo  ½-½631986Tallinn (Women)C77 Ruy Lopez
13. L Piarnpuu vs M Tsiganova  0-1411986Tallinn (Women)E12 Queen's Indian
14. M Tsiganova vs T Fomina  0-1411986Tallinn (Women)B40 Sicilian
15. M Tsiganova vs I Nei  ½-½151990Kuopio opB74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
16. J Demina vs M Tsiganova  1-0411990URS-ch (Women)A30 English, Symmetrical
17. M Tsiganova vs Van der Wiel 0-1501992Katerini OpenE12 Queen's Indian
18. A Wojtkiewicz vs M Tsiganova  1-0261992Komotini opE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
19. M Leuw vs M Tsiganova  0-1241992Komotini opB99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
20. M Tsiganova vs A Kofidis  0-1451992Komotini opE61 King's Indian
21. N Ioseliani vs M Tsiganova  1-0551992Manila Olympiad (Women)B23 Sicilian, Closed
22. E Cosma vs M Tsiganova  ½-½331992Manila Olympiad (Women)B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation
23. M Tsiganova vs M Klinova  ½-½421992Manila Olympiad (Women)B06 Robatsch
24. M Rychagov vs M Tsiganova  1-0481992Heart of Finland OpenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
25. J Lehti vs M Tsiganova  ½-½441992Heart of Finland OpenB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-29-06  EmperorAtahualpa: This player's family name basically means "gypsy" (or "Roma" as gypsies are officially called).
Jun-01-08  whiteshark: Monika Tsiganova from Estonia.
Birthdate: 8-8-1969

So far 8 times Estonian Chess Champion in 1994,1995,1997,1999,2001,2004,2005,2007. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estoni...)

Jun-01-08  jon01: And she became the champion for the ninth time in 2008.
Apr-22-11  BLarsen1967: Here's a pic
http://greekchess.com/euro2007/phot...

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