Maria Severina
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| Intro | Chess player | |
| Places | Russia | |
| is | Chess player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 21 November 1995 | |
| Age | 29 years | |
| Star sign | Scorpio |
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Maria Severina (Russian: Мария Руслановна Северина; born 21 November 1995) is a Russian Woman International Master (WIM) (2013).
Biography
Maria Severina learned to play chess at the age of four. She received prizes in Russian Youth Chess Championships. In 2015, Maria Severina won third place in Russian Junior Chess Championship in the U21 girls age group.
In the 2000s Maria Severina repeatedly represented Russia at the European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships in different age groups, where she won two medals: gold (in 2011, at the European Youth Chess Championship in the U16 girls age group) and bronze (in 2012, at the World Youth Chess Championship in the U18 girls age group). In 2013, she won World Youth Blitz Championship in the U18 girls age group.
In 2013, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title. In 2016, Maria Severina was awarded the Russia Master of Sport title.
In 2017, in Moscow Maria Severina graduated from National Research University – Higher School of Economics.