KAMILE BAGINSKAITE (born Apr-24-1967, 58 years old) Lithuania [what is this?] Woman Grandmaster and National Arbiter. Born in Vilnius, WGM Baginskaite learned chess at the age of 8. She was Lithuanian Women's Champion at 15, the youngest to achieve that honor. Playing for the Soviet Union, Camilla won the World Women U-20 Championship in 1987, earning her the WIM title. In 2000, she shared the U.S. Women's Championship with Elina Groberman and came second to Anna Zatonskih in the US Women's Chess Championship (2009). Her victory in the 2000 US championship qualified her for the Women's World Chess Championship 2001 in Moscow, where she reached the last sixteen. This was, at the time, the best result for a female U.S. chess player since the Championship was founded in 1927. She was defeated by Yuhua Xu in a tiebreak. Next year in 2002, she earned her WGM title. During the Women's Chess Olympiads in 1994 and 1996, she played top board for Lithuania. After she moved to San Francisco in 1997, she played for the US. At the Chess Olympiad in 2000, she played top board for the women's (USA) team. In 2002 she played 2nd board, 2006 as a reserve, and returned for the women's 2010 Olympiad team on the 4th board. She is the wife of GM Alex Yermolinsky, and they have two sons. She is also a chess teacher, playing only a handful of rated games in the last few years, although she competed in the USA Women Championship (2010), the Women's World Championship Knockout Tournament (2010), the US Championship (Women) (2011) and US Championship (Women) (2012). Photos of her are at http://www.chessbase.com/news/2006/... and http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rJ7cfsNDglI/S... Wikipedia article: Camilla Baginskaite Last updated: 2025-05-04 08:34:38

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page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 228  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. E Zaiatz vs K Baginskaite   0-1 27 1987 Team Match E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 2. J Demina vs K Baginskaite   1-0 33 1990 Moscow (Women) E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto 3. Hodgson vs K Baginskaite   1-0 28 1991 15th Lloyds Bank Masters Open A45 Queen's Pawn Game 4. G Fischdick vs K Baginskaite   ½-½ 37 1992 Manila Olympiad (Women) D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation 5. K Baginskaite vs T Lematschko   1-0 48 1992 European Team Championship (Women) D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 6. V Misanovic vs K Baginskaite   1-0 52 1992 European Team Championship (Women) E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad 7. S Lalic vs K Baginskaite   ½-½ 18 1992 European Team Championship (Women) B22 Sicilian, Alapin 8. K Baginskaite vs J Demina   ½-½ 14 1992 European Team Championship (Women) D76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6 9. K Baginskaite vs E Zaiatz   ½-½ 32 1992 European Team Championship (Women) E00 Queen's Pawn Game 10. M Sheremetieva vs K Baginskaite   ½-½ 34 1992 European Team Championship (Women) B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 11. K Baginskaite vs Z Veroci   ½-½ 60 1992 European Team Championship (Women) D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 12. A Safranska vs K Baginskaite   0-1 65 1992 European Team Championship (Women) A07 King's Indian Attack 13. K Baginskaite vs M Makropoulou   0-1 39 1992 European Team Championship (Women) E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation 14. S Shipov vs K Baginskaite   ½-½ 33 1993 Katowice Fibak Open E92 King's Indian 15. K Baginskaite vs R Skomorokhin   0-1 50 1993 Katowice Fibak Open D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 16. L Voloshin vs K Baginskaite   1-0 40 1993 Katowice Fibak Open A45 Queen's Pawn Game 17. K Baginskaite vs V Zemerov   ½-½ 50 1993 Katowice Fibak Open D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 18. K Baginskaite vs M Higatsberger   1-0 50 1993 Katowice Fibak Open E60 King's Indian Defense 19. G Tunik vs K Baginskaite   0-1 31 1993 Katowice Fibak Open D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation 20. D Klaus vs K Baginskaite   0-1 35 1994 Berliner Sommer B50 Sicilian 21. M Faust vs K Baginskaite   0-1 52 1994 Berliner Sommer A03 Bird's Opening 22. K Baginskaite vs J Wellendorf   1-0 36 1994 Berliner Sommer E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 23. K Baginskaite vs A Mikhalevski   0-1 44 1994 Berliner Sommer D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 24. K Baginskaite vs V Chuchelov   0-1 32 1994 Berliner Sommer E12 Queen's Indian 25. T Amelang vs K Baginskaite   ½-½ 22 1994 Berliner Sommer A07 King's Indian Attack  page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 228

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Mar-03-06    Karpova: http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/eve... Mar-06-06    jamesmaskell: A photo of Camilla after her third round victory over Nakamura in the US Championship http://www.uschesschampionship.com/... Mar-06-06    Karpova: <jamesmaskell> the link shows a photo of Batchimeg Tuvshintugs. Here's a photo of Cammila after her win over Nakamura: http://www.chessbase.com/news/2006/... Mar-06-06    jamesmaskell: Sorry, I was on a page which had her photo. For some strange reason it didnt have the right one there. Better check in future. Mar-06-06    Jim Bartle: Now I know she's a (chess) teacher. The look on her face, and those glasses riding low on her nose, prove it. Mar-06-06    Karpova: yes, and the way she taught Nakamura a lesson Mar-06-06    Jim Bartle: Right, forgot that part. She might have scared him with that "disapproving teacher" look over her specs. Mar-06-06    Karpova: Nakamura might be one of those guys falling in love with their teachers and this just affected his concentration on the game Mar-06-06    jamesmaskell: Nakamura made the mistake of throwing his queen out early to disrupt the queenside. It might work on the chessforums but in tournament play he needs to be more methodical about it. Otherwise he will be known for his early queen attacks and nothing else which is a shame. Mar-06-06    Eric Schiller: <jamesmaskell> That's ancient thinking that doesn't apply anymore. There are many, many openings involving early queen moves. Bringing outthe queen early is not necessarily bad, and is often essential. Don't forget that Camilla brought her queen out first and it was her queen who was kicked around in the opening, not Hikaru's. Oct-22-06    BishopBerkeley: Ms. Baginskaite teaches a free class for women on Sundays at the Mechanics Institute Chess Club of San Francisco: http://www.chessclub.org/Women.html This wonderful club is right near the Montgomery Street BART station, for those familiar with that noteworthy rapid transit system. (Since parking is pretty scarce in downtown San Francisco, this is a very helpful alternative.) (: ♗ Bishop Berkeley ♗ :) Sep-07-07    Darth Lasker: Many years ago... In "Ceskoslovensky Sach" 9/1986 there was an article about some European girls cup in Vilnius. Ildiko Madl dominated, Camilla came 2nd. The game Madl vs Baginkaite was kinda sharp: Camilla sacrificed three pawns and got dangerous attack, then she even offered her knight, but Ildiko denied, and rather sacrificed an exchange by herself. Otherwise she would have got mate. The game ended in perpetual repetition and draw. I did respect for Camilla then, she has nerves made from steel. There was also a photo of this game, Ildiko poking at her nose and mysterious Camilla with long black hair thinking... Several years later one night i was reading a horror novel by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu "Carmilla" and i imaginated her as Baginskaite. I got mortal tremble. :o) Dec-20-10    BIDMONFA: Camilla Baginskaite BAGINSKAITE, Camilla http://www.bidmonfa.com/baginskaite... _

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