Regina Narva
{{short description|Estonian chess player (born 1970)}}
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| name = Regina Narva
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| country = Soviet Union (1970–1991)
Estonia (1991–present)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|05|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tallinn, Estonia
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| title = Woman FIDE Master (2007)
| rating = [https://ratings.fide.com/profile/4500237/chart 1901] (October 2020)
| peakrating = 2101 (April 2007)
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Regina Narva (née Rõtova; born 19 May 1970) is an Estonian chess Woman FIDE Master (2007).
Biography
Narva was born in Tallinn, the daughter of Estonian chess players Boris Rõtov (1937–1987) and Merike Rõtova (1936).[http://www.geni.com/people/Regina-Narva/6000000011536530333 Regina Narva]
In the Estonian Women's Chess Championship, Regina Narva has won gold (2011), silver (1989) and 5 bronze medals (1987, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014).[http://vabaettur.ee/main/results/meistrid.htm Eesti meistrid 1923—2005] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118064310/http://vabaettur.ee/main/results/meistrid.htm |date=2012-01-18 }} In 2013, she won the Estonian Rapid Chess Championship.[http://www.sport24.ee/index.php?ac=otsinimidet&id=14216 Regina Narva (Regina Rõtova)]
Regina Narva played for Estonia in three Chess Olympiads:[http://www.olimpbase.org/playersw/qy8im6yd.html Women's Chess Olympiads :: Regina Narva]
- In 2012, at reserve board in the 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+3 −2 =2);
- In 2014, at reserve board in the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø (+1 −1 =2);
- In 2016, at reserve board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku (+2 −2 =1).
Regina Narva played for Estonia in the European Team Chess Championship:[http://www.olimpbase.org/playersu/qy8im6yd.html European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Regina Narva]
- In 2007, at third board in Heraklion (+0 −1 =7).
Family
Her husband Jaan Narva (1958–) is a FIDE master (2004).[http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=4500148 FIDE Chess Profile: Narva, Jaan] They have two chess-playing daughters Triin Narva (1994) and Mai Narva (1999). In 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2020 Mai Narva won the Estonian Women's Chess Championship and she is European U16 Girls Champion 2014. In the 2014 Chess Olympiad in Tromsø, Norway, all three played for the Estonian Women's team: Mai board 1, Triin Board 3, and Regina Board 5 (first reserve). Her brother Igor Rõtov is head editor in newspaper Äripäev.
References
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External links
- {{FIDE|name=Regina Narva}}
- {{Chessgames player|113448|Regina R. Narva}}
- {{365Chess.com player|Regina_R_Narva|Regina R. Narva}}
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Category:Estonian female chess players
Category:Estonian chess players
Category:Soviet female chess players
Category:Chess Woman FIDE Masters
Category:Chess players from Tallinn