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'''Martha Lorena Fierro Baquero'''<ref>[http://www.marticafierro.com/ Martha Fierro's Official Website] |
'''Martha Lorena Fierro Baquero'''<ref>[http://www.marticafierro.com/ Martha Fierro's Official Website] |
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</ref> (born September 6, 1977 in [[Kingston, Rhode Island]], [[USA]])<ref>[http://www.hoy.com.ec/libro5/martha/pag06.htm Martha Fierro on www.hoy.com.ec]</ref> is a [[chess]] [[Woman Grandmaster]] and open [[International Master]].<ref>[http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=3600270 Martha L. Fierro Baquero] FIDE Player Profile, [http://www.fide.com www.fide.com]</ref> She also holds the |
</ref> (born September 6, 1977 in [[Kingston, Rhode Island]], [[USA]])<ref>[http://www.hoy.com.ec/libro5/martha/pag06.htm Martha Fierro on www.hoy.com.ec]</ref> is a [[chess]] [[Woman Grandmaster]] and open [[International Master]].<ref>[http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=3600270 Martha L. Fierro Baquero] FIDE Player Profile, [http://www.fide.com www.fide.com]</ref> She also holds the [[FIDE]] Trainer title, acquired after successful examination at the FIDE Seminar for Coaches in [[Vung Tau]], [[Vietnam]] on 29.10.2008.<ref>[http://www.fide.com/info/arbiters-trainers?task=arbiter&aid=2946 Arbiters - Trainers]</ref> |
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She has been [[Ecuador]]'s strongest female chess player for many years, and has represented [[Ecuador]] in eight biennial [[Chess Olympiad]]s (1994–96, 2000-2010). Her best results were when she scored 9.5/13 in the [[32nd Chess Olympiad]] in [[Yerevan]] 1992, and 7.5/8 in the [[38th Chess Olympiad]] in [[Dresden]] 2008, to win the silver medal on board 1 on both occasions.<ref>[http://www.olimpbase.org/playersw/v7h1dp5m.html Martha Fierro Baquero] Chess Olympiad results, [http://www.olimpbase.org/ www.olimpbase.org/]</ref> |
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She is a frequent visitor to the [[United States]] and has a second home in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]. Today she lives with her mother in [[Ecuador]], and in addition to her professional chess competition, Fierro has worked as a chess [[journalist]]. Fierro is the Secretary for the FIDE Commission for Women's Chess (WOM), and attended the 2012 World Conference for Sport and Women, the fifth in this series, held in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>[http://www.fide.com/fide/directory/fide-commissions.html?comid=19&task=committee Commission for Women's Chess (WOM)] FIDE website, [http://www.fide.com www.fide.com]</ref><ref>http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8022</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:37, 1 January 2014
| Martha Fierro | |
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 Martha Fierro Baquero, 2010 | |
| Full name | Martha Lorena Fierro Baquero |
| Country |  United States Ecuador |
| Born | September 6, 1977 Kingston, Rhode Island, USA |
| Title | International master, Woman Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2362 (Dec 2013) |
| Peak rating | 2411 (April 2009) |
Martha Lorena Fierro Baquero[1] (born September 6, 1977 in Kingston, Rhode Island, USA)[2] is a chess Woman Grandmaster and open International Master.[3] She also holds the FIDE Trainer title, acquired after successful examination at the FIDE Seminar for Coaches in Vung Tau, Vietnam on 29.10.2008.[4]
She has been Ecuador's strongest female chess player for many years, and has represented Ecuador in eight biennial Chess Olympiads (1994–96, 2000-2010). Her best results were when she scored 9.5/13 in the 32nd Chess Olympiad in Yerevan 1992, and 7.5/8 in the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden 2008, to win the silver medal on board 1 on both occasions.[5]
She is a frequent visitor to the United States and has a second home in Charlotte, North Carolina. Today she lives with her mother in Ecuador, and in addition to her professional chess competition, Fierro has worked as a chess journalist. Fierro is the Secretary for the FIDE Commission for Women's Chess (WOM), and attended the 2012 World Conference for Sport and Women, the fifth in this series, held in Los Angeles.[6][7]
References
- ^ Martha Fierro's Official Website
- ^ Martha Fierro on www.hoy.com.ec
- ^ Martha L. Fierro Baquero FIDE Player Profile, www.fide.com
- ^ Arbiters - Trainers
- ^ Martha Fierro Baquero Chess Olympiad results, www.olimpbase.org/
- ^ Commission for Women's Chess (WOM) FIDE website, www.fide.com
- ^ http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8022
External links
- Martha Fierro rating card at FIDE
- Martha Fierro player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Statistics at ChessWorld.net
- Martha Fierro's Official Website