| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2004 (age 20–21) |
| Chess career | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Title | Woman FIDE Master (2018) |
| Peak rating | 1991 (March 2024) |
Vyanla M. Punsalan (born in 2004) is a New Zealand chess Woman FIDE Master (WFM), and the 2022 New Zealand Women's Chess Champion
In 2022 Punsalan won New Zealand Women's Chess Championship. [1] In 2023 she ranked in 3rd place in Oceania Zonal Chess tournament. [2]
In 2023, Punsalan participated in single-elimination Women's Chess World Cup in Baku, losing in the first round to Azerbaijani Woman Grandmaster Ulviyya Fataliyeva. [3]
Punsalan played for New Zealand [4] [5] in the Women's Chess Olympiads:
In 2018, she was awarded the Women FIDE Master (WFM) title.[ citation needed ]