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In 2001, at 25 years old, she celebrated her biggest success ever, winning the Women's
European Individual Chess Championship. She was at this time chosen "best sportsperson in 2001 in Moldova" and decorated with the Order of National Merit in her native country.
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with Werder Bremen (2005). Her career victories also include three
Nationale ladies titles (which she earned with Baden-Oos in 2003, 2004, and 2005) and five European Club Cup victories with Cercle d'échecs de Monte-Carlo (in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013).
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tournament, winning $ 78,664. In 2010, she had her largest cash to date for $ 84,827 for a third-place finish in the € 1,000 France Poker Tour Season 5 Grand Final. In 2011, she won $ 50,000 when she finished second in the
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in 1997 and consequently moved to live in France. Despite separating from
Lautier in 2002, she became a French citizen in 2001 and continued to make France her home. Skripchenko then married French Grandmaster
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and representing France in tournaments since 2002, Skripchenko has become a noted ambassador for the game in Europe. She competed in the Men's French
Individual Championship (2002, 2003). She won the
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in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012 and 2015. In team play, she won the French
National Chess League with NAO Chess Club (2003 and 2004) and with Clichy Echecs (2007, 2008, 2012 and 2013) and the German
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and chess coaches, Skripchenko started playing chess when she was 6 years old. Her mother Naira
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428:"An Unusual Double: Husband and Wife Win French Chess Championships"
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687:"World Poker Tour on FSN: The WPT Celebrity Invitational Part II"
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173:. She was crowned World Under-16 girls champion in 1992 at
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457:"Frenchwoman Wins Attention at an Event Dominated by Men"
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486:"At Title Event, Asian Women Pursue World Domination"
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343:"Checkmate: Chess master Skripchenko finds the felt"
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575:"Mighty Underdogs of the European Chess Club Cup"
548:"Taking a Break From Poker to Win a Championship"
714:"Almira Skripchenko's profile on The Hendon Mob"
215:. Skripchenko reached the quarter-finals at the
192:and in January 2007, gave birth to a daughter.
849:Women's Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
136:European Women's Individual Chess Championship
238:Almira Skripchenko has taken part in several
122:(born 17 February 1976) is a Moldovan-French
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546:McClain, Dylan Loeb (September 1, 2012).
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740:"Shogi Boom spreads across the borders!"
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277:celebrity invitational tournament. Her
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573:Kavalek, Lubomir (October 27, 2013).
254:Skripchenko has also played in major
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963:Moldovan people of Ukrainian descent
843:FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
349:. Gzira, Malta: Rock Intention Malta
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958:Moldovan people of Armenian descent
805:"International Chess Festival Biel"
455:McClain, Dylan Loeb (May 4, 2008).
973:French people of Ukrainian descent
738:Madoka Kitao (November 23, 2011).
244:Association of Chess Professionals
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968:French people of Armenian descent
228:Ladies' French Chess Championship
217:Women's World Chess Championship
685:Holloway, Chad (May 30, 2011).
654:Perelman, Rob (March 3, 2011).
171:World Youth Chess Championships
126:player who holds the titles of
978:Naturalized citizens of France
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908:Moldovan female chess players
718:The Hendon Mob Poker Database
603:"No-Limit Hold'em (Event 36)"
398:"C.to Mondiale U18 femminile"
140:French Women's Chess Champion
138:in 2001, and is a seven-time
953:Moldovan emigrants to France
855:player profile and games at
516:"Chess Bundesliga Kicks Off"
262:, she finished seventh in a
16:Moldovan-French chess player
938:Chess players from Chișinău
933:World Youth Chess Champions
918:Chess International Masters
903:French female chess players
864:chess games at 365Chess.com
368:Moldovan Chess Championship
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983:Chess Olympiad competitors
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404:. Italian Chess Federation
583:. New York City, New York
554:. New York City, New York
524:. New York City, New York
492:. New York City, New York
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219:in 2000, 2001 and 2010.
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660:Commercetournaments.com
402:LOTO - Lost Tournaments
289:Skripchenko also plays
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205:round-robin tournament
264:World Series of Poker
993:Female shogi players
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943:French poker players
898:French chess players
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514:(October 10, 2010).
128:International Master
92:International Master
580:The Huffington Post
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314:"Transfers in 2002"
180:She married French
134:(WGM). She won the
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552:The New York Times
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209:Maia Chiburdanidze
120:Almira Skripchenko
22:Almira Skripchenko
666:on March 20, 2012
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190:Laurent Fressinet
132:Woman Grandmaster
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156:Ukrainian
130:(IM) and
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267:No Limit
175:Duisburg
160:Armenian
152:Kishinev
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285:Shogi
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