Maria Emelianova

Maria Emelianova

Personal information
Born	5 April 1987 (1987-04-05) (age 38) Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Chess career
Country	Russia (until 2020) England (since 2020)
Title	Woman FIDE Master (2010)
Peak rating	2144 (April 2004)
Kick information
Channel	PhotoChess
Years active	2024–present
Genre	Gaming
Game	Chess
Followers	5 thousand [1] (9 April 2025)
Twitch information
Channel	PhotoChess
Years active	2019–present
Genre	Gaming
Game	Chess
Followers	27.9 thousand [2]

Maria Emelianova (born 5 April 1987) is a Russian-English chess player, photographer, and Twitch/Kick streamer who holds the FIDE title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM). She has a peak FIDE rating of 2144. She is the official photographer for Chess.com. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Emelianova transferred federations from Russia to England in 2020. ^[7]

References

1. "Kick Channel" . Retrieved 9 April 2025.
2. "Photo Chess". Twitch Tracker. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
3. "Maria Emelianova". Chess.com. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
4. Murray, Mick (13 September 2022). "Meet The Woman Behind Some Of The World's Most Iconic Chess Photos". Chess.com. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
5. Morse, Ben (19 June 2023). "Body language, knowledge of the game and luck: the art of chess photography". CNN. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
6. Majumdar, Boria (24 August 2023). "The story behind the story- Maria Emelianova, Praggnanandhaa and Nagalakshmi". Rev Sportz. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
7. "2020 Transfers". FIDE. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2024.