Anda Šafranska


Anda Šafranska is a Latvian-born chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster. For many years, she was one of the highest-rated women's chess players in Latvia. She won the Latvian Chess Championship for women eight times: 1982, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, and 1997.
Šafranska played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads:
She played for Latvia in European Team Chess Championship:
  • In 1992, at second board in Debrecen ;
  • In 1994, at first board in Pula.
Since 2000 Šafranska lives in Léon, France, and she now plays for France.
Šafranska played for France in World Team Chess Championship:
  • In 2013, at third board in Astana.
Married with French chess grandmaster Vladimir Lazarev.