Regina Narva (née Rõtova; born 19 May 1970) is an Estonian chess

Woman FIDE Master 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 and ...

(2007).

Biography

Narva was born in

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

, the daughter of Estonian chess players

Boris Rõtov Boris Rõtov (; 20 August 1937 – 10 September 1987) was a Russian-Estonian chess player who won the Estonian Chess Championship (1978). Biography Boris Rõtov was born and raised in Moscow, Russia, where he graduated secondary school. From ...

(1937–1987) and

Merike Rõtova Merike Rõtova (née Merike Kuningas; born August 19, 1936), is an Estonian chess player, International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (LGM, 1996). Biography Rõtova was born in Tallinn. Her father was literary scholar, literary and theatre cr ...

(1936). In the Estonian Women's Chess Championship, Regina Narva has won gold (2011), silver (1989) and 5 bronze medals (1987, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014). In 2013, she won the Estonian

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Chess Championship. Regina Narva played for Estonia in three

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s: * In 2012, at reserve board in the

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(+3 −2 =2); * In 2014, at reserve board in the

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(+1 −1 =2); * In 2016, at reserve board in the

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(+2 −2 =1). Regina Narva played for Estonia in the

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: * In 2007, at third board in

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(+0 −1 =7).

Family

Her husband Jaan Narva (1958–) is a FIDE master (2004).FIDE Chess Profile: Narva, Jaan
/ref> They have two chess-playing daughters Triin Narva (1994) and

Mai Narva Mai Narva (born October 22, 1999) is an Estonian chess player holding the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. Biography Mai Narva was born in a chess player's family. She is Estonian chess master Boris Rõtov's and Lady Interna ...

(1999). In 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2020 Mai Narva won the Estonian Women's Chess Championship and she is European U16 Girls Champion 2014. In the 2014 Chess Olympiad in

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, all three played for the Estonian Women's team: Mai board 1, Triin Board 3, and Regina Board 5 (first reserve). Her brother Igor Rõtov is head editor in newspaper Äripäev.

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