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| Anastasia Savina | |
|---|---|
 Anastasia Savina, Karlsruhe 2018 | |
| Country |  Russia  France |
| Born | March 18, 1992 |
| Title | International Master (2011) |
| Peak rating | 2434 (September 2015) |
Anastasia Savina (born March 18, 1992) is a French chess player. She was awarded the titles International Master and Woman Grandmaster by FIDE. She later transferred federations and currently represents France.
Savina qualified for the Women's World Chess Championship 2016 (knock-out). She played for the Russia "B" team at the 39th Chess Olympiad and won a silver medal at chess at the 2013 Summer Universiade. She is an alumna of the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism, Department of Chess. [1]
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