Anda Šafranska is a Latvian born chess

Chess

Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...

 player who holds the title of Grandmaster. Anda Šafranska for many years was one of the best women's chess player in Latvia. She won the Latvian Chess Championship

Latvian Chess Championship

-History:Professional level Latvian chess players have already appeared in the nineteenth century. They participated in chess tournaments and union congresses, organized by the Riga Chess Association. After the World War I, when Latvia became an independent country, official Latvian chess...

 for women eighth times: 1982, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, and 1997.

Anda Šafranska played for Latvia in Chess Olympiad

Chess Olympiad

The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...

s:

• In 1992, at second board in the 30th Chess Olympiad
  30th Chess Olympiad
  The 30th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between June 7 and June 25, 1992, at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila, Philippines.-Individual...
  
   in Manila
  Manila
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   (+6, =0, -6);
• In 1994, at first board in the 31st Chess Olympiad
  31st Chess Olympiad
  The 31st Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, took place between November 30 and December 17, 1994, in Moscow, Russia.- Chess competition :...
  
   in Moscow
  Moscow
  Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
  
   (+3, =3, -5);
• In 1996, at first board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad
  32nd Chess Olympiad
  The 32nd Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, took place between September 15 and October 2, 1996, in Yerevan, Armenia.- Chess competition :...
  
   in Yerevan
  Yerevan
  Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
  
   (+6, =4, -4);
• In 2006, at third board in the 37th Chess Olympiad
  37th Chess Olympiad
  The 37th Chess Olympiad, comprising an open and women's tournament and the general assembly of the Fédération Internationale des Échecs , took place between 20 May and 6 June 2006, in Turin, Italy.-Open tournament:...
  
   in Turin
  Turin
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   (+1, =1, -4).

Anda Šafranska played for Latvia in European Team Chess Championship:

• In 1992, at second board in Debrecen
  Debrecen
  Debrecen , is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county.- Name :...
  
   (+2, =2, -3);
• In 1994, at first board in Pula
  Pula
  Pula is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula, with a population of 62,080 .Like the rest of the region, it is known for its mild climate, smooth sea, and unspoiled nature. The city has a long tradition of winemaking, fishing,...
  
   (+3, =1, -3).

Since 2000 Šafranska lives in Léon

Léon, Landes

Léon, Landes is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.-See also:*Communes of the Landes department...

, France, and she now plays for France.

External links

player profile at chessgames.com player profile at 365chess.com