Bella Gesser (), Igla (; ; born June 2, 1985), is an Israeli

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player holding the title of

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(WGM). In 2004, she won the Israel Women's Chess Championship. Igla started her career at the

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, playing in competitions including the Russian Youth Chess Championship ( ru), in the categories U12 and U16. She moved to Israel in 1998. Igla transferred national federations from Russia to Israel in 2001. Igla represented Israel in three

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s: * The

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in 2004,

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(

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), at board 3, with a 69% result (+6 =6 −1). * The

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in 2006,

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, at board 3, with a 59% result (+5 =3 −3). * The

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in 2008,

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, playing at the second/third boards. She achieved an 80% result (+8 =0 −2), helping her country arrive at the ninth place in the women's competition.Article about Israel in the 2008 Chess Olympiad
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'', November 24, 2008

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