Mary Ann Gomes

Mary Ann Gomes
Dresden, 2008
Personal information
Born (1989-09-19) 19 September 1989
Kolkata, India
Chess career
CountryIndia
TitleWoman Grandmaster (2008)
Peak rating2423 (July 2013)

Mary Ann Gomes (born 19 September 1989)[1] is an Indian chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) by FIDE in 2008. She won the women's edition of National Premier Chess Championship in 2011, 2012 and 2013 consecutively.

Gomes was born in Kolkata.[1] She won the Girls Under 10 title at the 1999 Asian Youth Chess Championships in Ahmedabad.[2] In 2005, she won the Asian Under 16 Girls Championship in Namangan, Uzbekistan.[3] She won the Asian Junior (Under 20) Girls Championship in 2006,[4] 2007[5] and 2008.[6] Gomes won three times the Women's Indian Chess Championship, in 2011, 2012 and 2013.[7] She also won three times the Women's Asian Junior Chess Championship in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

References

  1. ^ a b WGM title application (JPG). FIDE.
  2. ^ "My middle game is better now, says Mary Ann - Calcuttan needs one more norm to seal WGM title". The Telegraph. Kolkata. 15 November 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. ^ Asian Youth Championships for Boys and Girls U-16, FIDE
  4. ^ "Mary Ann Gomes wins Asian chess crown". Rediff. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  5. ^ Asian Junior Chess Championship - Girls, 2007 Chess-Results
  6. ^ Asian Junior Girls Chess Championship 2008 Chess-Results
  7. ^ Anantharam, R. (6 September 2013). "Mary Ann Gomes Wins India Premier Chess Championship". Chessdom. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
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