Mary Ann Gomes

Mary Ann Gomes (born 19 September 1989)^[1] is an Indian chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) by FIDE in 2008.

Mary Ann Gomes
Dresden, 2008
Country	India
Born	(1989-09-19) 19 September 1989 (age 35) Kolkata, India
Title	Woman Grandmaster (2008)
Peak rating	2423 (July 2013)
Medal record Representing  India Women's chess Chess Olympiad 2008 Dresden Women's individual board 5

Gomes was born in Kolkata.^[1] She won the Girls Under 10 title at the 1999 Asian Youth Chess Championships in Ahmedabad.^[2] In 2005, she won the Asian Under 16 Girls Championship in Namangan, Uzbekistan.^[3] She won the Asian Junior (Under 20) Girls Championship in 2006,^[4] 2007^[5] and 2008.^[6] Gomes also won three times the Women's Indian Chess Championship, in 2011, 2012 and 2013.^[7]

References

1. WGM title application (JPG). FIDE.
2. "My middle game is better now, says Mary Ann - Calcuttan needs one more norm to seal WGM title". The Telegraph. Kolkata. 15 November 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
3. Asian Youth Championships for Boys and Girls U-16, FIDE
4. "Mary Ann Gomes wins Asian chess crown". Rediff. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
5. Asian Junior Chess Championship - Girls, 2007 Chess-Results
6. Asian Junior Girls Chess Championship 2008 Chess-Results
7. Anantharam, R. (6 September 2013). "Mary Ann Gomes Wins India Premier Chess Championship". Chessdom. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

External links

• Mary Ann Gomes rating card at FIDE
• Mary Ann Gomes Women's Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org