Elina Groberman

Elina Groberman (born 16 February 1983) is a Moldova-born American chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 2000). She is a co-winner of the U.S. Women's Chess Championship (2000).

Elina Groberman
Country	United States (since 1996) Moldova (before 1996)
Born	(1983-02-16) 16 February 1983 Kishinev, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Title	Woman Intl. Master (2000)
FIDE rating	2134 (April 2007)
Peak rating	2137 (April 2003)

Biography

In 1995, she moved to the United States with her family. Groberman won the New York State Women's Chess Championships three years in a row (1996-1998). In 1998, she won the Pan American Youth Girl's Chess Championship in the U18 age group. Three times she participated in the World Junior Chess Championship (1997-1999). In 2000, Groberman shared first place with Camilla Baginskaite in the U.S. Women's Chess Championship. In 2001, Elina Groberman participated in Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system and in the first round lost to Nana Ioseliani.

In 2000, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.

Later, Groberman rarely participated in chess tournaments. She graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and worked for Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

Literature

• Игорь Бердичевский. Шахматная еврейская энциклопедия. Москва: Русский шахматный дом, 2016 (Igor Berdichevsky. The Chess Jewish Encyclopedia. Moscow: Russian Chess House, 2016) ISBN 978-5-94693-503-6

External links

• Elina Groberman rating card at FIDE
• Elina Groberman rating and tournament record at US Chess Federation
• Elina Groberman player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Elina Groberman chess games at 365Chess.com