Maria Leconte
Maria Leconte is a Ukrainian and French chess Woman Grandmaster. She is Ukrainian Women's Chess Championship three times winner, French Women's Chess Championship winner, European Women's Team Chess Championship winner.
Biography
In the late 1980s, she competed in the finals of the Soviet Union Youth Chess Championships. In 1990, in Odesa she won a bronze medal in Academic World Chess Championship|Academic World Championship. She three times won Ukrainian Women's Chess Championships: 1989, 1991, and 1992.She has been representing France since 1998. In 1999, in Saint-Vincent she participated in Women's World Chess Championship West Europe Zonal Tournament and shared 2nd-3rd place but lost additional match for 2nd place to Jovanka Houska with 1½:2½.
She won seven medals in French Women's Chess Championships: gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze.
Maria Leconte played for France in the Women's Chess Olympiads:
- In 2000, at first board in the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul,
- In 2002, at third board in the 35th Chess Olympiad in Bled,
- In 2006, at second board in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin,
- In 2008, at reserve board in the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden.
- In 2001, at first board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship in León and won team gold medal,
- In 2007, at fourth board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship in Heraklion,
- In 2009, at reserve board in the 8th European Team Chess Championship in Novi Sad,
- In 2011, at reserve board in the 9th European Team Chess Championship in Porto Carras.