Anna Vasenina (; born 19 September 1999) is a Russian

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player who holds the

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of Woman FIDE Master (WFM, 2009).

Biography

In 2007, Anna Vasenina won Russia Girl's Chess Championship in the U08 age group. In 2009, in

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she won International Youth Chess tournament ''The Hopes of the World''. Anna Vasenina played for Russia in

European Youth Chess Championship The European Youth Chess Championship is organized by the European Chess Union (ECU) in groups under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 years old. History The first tournament was held in 1991, and the under 8 category was introduced in 2007. Until 2002 t ...

s and

World Youth Chess Championship The World Youth Chess Championship is a FIDE-organized worldwide chess competition for boys and girls under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18. History Twelve world champions are crowned every year. Since 2015 (OR 2016), the event has been s ...

s. In 2009, she won the European Youth Chess Championship for girls in the U10 age group and became a Women FIDE Master (WFM). In 2011, she won the European Youth Chess Championship for girls in the U12 age group. In 2011, she won silver medal in World Youth Chess Championship for girls in the U12 age group, but in 2013 she won bronze medal in World Youth Chess Championship for girls in the U14 age group. In 2013, Anna Vasenina won

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Girl's

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Championship.

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