Anna Gershnik
Anna Gershnik is a Soviet-born American chess player. She received the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster in 1995.
Biography
In 1989, in Aguadilla she won World Youth [Chess Championship] in girl's U14 age category. The following year, her family went to Israel, and Anna Gershnik was immediately among the top chess players of this country. In 1991, in Graz she took the third place in the FIDE Women's World [Chess Championship 1993|Women's World Chess Championship Zonal tournament]. In the following years she represented Israel several times at the World Junior Chess Championships and European Junior Chess Championships. In 1993, Anna Gershnik shared 4th place in the tournament First Saturday FS12 IM-A in Budapest. In 1998, she advanced to the semi-finals of the Israeli Women's Chess Championship play-off, where she lost Ella Pitam.Anna Gershnik played for Israel in the Women's Chess Olympiads:
- In 1990, at third board in the 29th Chess Olympiad (women) in Novi Sad,
- In 1992, at first board in the 30th Chess Olympiad (women) in Manila,
- In 1994, at second board in the 31st Chess Olympiad (women) in Moscow,
- In 1996, at second board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Yerevan,
- In 1998, at first reserve board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Elista.
- In 1992, at second board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship in Debrecen.