Julia Demina (born February 3, 1969) is a Russian chess player. She has won the Women's

Russian Chess Championship The Russian Chess Championship has taken various forms. Winners by year (men) Imperial Russia In 1874, Emanuel Schiffers defeated Andrey Chardin in a match held in St. Petersburg with five wins and four losses. Schiffers was considered the first ...

twice, the Soviet championship once before, and competed for the

Women's World Chess Championship The Women's World Chess Championship (WWCC) is played to determine the world champion in women's chess. Like the World Chess Championship, it is administered by FIDE. Unlike with most sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee, whe ...

several times. Demina earned the title of

Woman Grandmaster FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating an ...

in 1991.

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Living people 1969 births Russian female chess players Russian chess players Chess woman grandmasters Sportspeople from Yekaterinburg {{Russia-chess-bio-stub