Shamima Akter Liza | |
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Country | Bangladesh |
Born | October 26, 1989 |
Title | Woman International Master (2011) |
FIDE rating | 2114 (November 2018) |
Peak rating | 2207 (December 2017) |
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Liza has qualified for the Women's World Chess Championship 2014. In 2014 Liza finished 66th in 28th Cannes Winter Chess Festival in Cannes, France. [2]
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