Vyanla M Punsalan (born in 2004) is a New Zealand chess Woman FIDE Master (WFM) (2018), New Zealand Women's Chess Championship winner (2022).
| Vyanla Punsalan | |
|---|---|
| Country | New Zealand |
| Born | 2004 (age 19–20) |
| Title | Woman FIDE Master (2018) |
| Peak rating | 1989 (September 2022) |
Chess career
editIn 2022 Vyanla Punsalan won New Zealand Women's Chess Championship.[1] In 2023 she ranked in 3rd place in Oceania Zonal Chess tournament.[2]
In 2023, in Baku Vyanla Punsalan participated in single-elimination Women's Chess World Cup and lost in 1st round to Azerbaijani Woman Grandmaster Ulviyya Fataliyeva.[3]
Vyanla Punsalan played for New Zealand[4][5] in the Women's Chess Olympiads:
- In 2018, at second board in the 43rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Batumi (+5, =2, -3),[4]
- In 2022, at second board in the 44th Chess Olympiad (women) in Chennai (+7, =2, -1).[5]
In 2018, she was awarded the Women FIDE Master (WFM) title.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ New Zealand Women's Chess Champion Vyanla Punsalan
- ^ 2023 Zone 3.6 Womens Championship
- ^ FIDE World Cup - Pairings Tree
- ^ a b "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Women". chess-results.com.
- ^ a b "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 44th Olympiad Chennai 2022 Women". chess-results.com.
External links
edit- Vyanla Punsalan rating card at FIDE
- Vyanla Punsalan player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Vyanla M Punsalan chess games at 365Chess.com
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