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Marina Makropoulou (Marina Pogorevici) was born on 3 December, 1960 in Ploiești, Romania, is a Romanian and Greek chess player (born 1960). Discover Marina Makropoulou's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 63 years old?

Popular As Marina Pogorevici
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Age 63 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 3 December 1960
Birthday 3 December
Birthplace Ploiești, Romania
Nationality Romania

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1957

Her mother, Maria Albuleț was a 3 times Romanian Champion and the first Romanian chess player to receive the FIDE International Woman master (WIM) title, 25 year earlier, in 1957.

Coincidentally, both in 1957 and in 1982, Romania won the silver medal in the Women's Chess Olympiad, both times behind the powerful USSR national team, with Maria playing at the first board of Romania's national team and Marina playing at the second board, at the respective tournaments.

Marina also won an individual bronze medal for her performance, behind the Women's World Chess Championship challenger at the time and 2nd in the world, Nana Alexandria.

1960

Marina Makropoulou (Μαρίνα Μακροπούλου; née Marina Pogorevici, born 3 December 1960, Ploiești) is a Romanian and Greek chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 1982).

Her peak Elo rating is at 2330 in 1994.

1980

Viktor Korchnoi's record for winning an Individual National Championship in 5 different decades (1980's, 1990's, 2000's, 2010's, 2020's).

In the early 1980s she was one of the leading Romanian chess players.

1981

In 1981, in Bydgoszcz she won the World Chess Championship Zonal tournament and got the right to play in the Interzonal Tournament, where she ranked in the 7th place in 1982, winning amongst others the former Women's World Champion Nona Gaprindashvili but losing eventually the qualification to the top 8 Candidates Matches by 1,5 point.

1982

In 1982 she won two Chess Olympiad medals in the 25th Chess Olympiad, a team silver and an individual bronze for her performance in the second board.

In 1982, she awarded the FIDE International Woman grandmaster (WGM) title.

Was the first Romanian chess player who receive this title.

The winner of many International Women's chess tournaments, including four wins in Athens tournament Acropolis (1982, 1987, 1988, 1991) and Guingamp (2005).

Marina Makropoulou has played overall 274 games in 30 team competitions for Greece's National team (Olympiads, World, European and Balkaniads) and 19 games in 3 competitions for Romania.

She played for Romania and Greece in the Women's Chess Olympiads:

Marina Makropoulou played for Greece in the European Team Chess Championships:

Marina Makropoulou played for Greece in the World Team Chess Championship:

1984

She is a Romanian Women's Chess Champion (1984) and nine time Greek Women's Chess Champion (1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2022) - which is the record for most Greek Women's Chess Championships.

With her 2022 win, she tied

In the Romanian Women's Chess Championships she won three medals: gold (1984) and two silver (1980, 1983).

1986

In 1986, she married the 7 times Greek Chess Champion, Greek Chess Federation President from 1982 to 2021 and later FIDE Deputy President from 1996 to 2018 Georgios Makropoulos whom she had met in the 1982 Olympiad and she moved to Greece, receiving the Greek citizenship few years later.

1990

Makropoulou won nine times the Greek Women Chess Championships (1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2022) which is the record for most Greek Women's Chess Championships.

In 1990, she participated in her second Interzonal Tournament, where ranked in the 13th place.

2015

In 2015 she became a World Vice-Champion winning the silver medal in the World Women's Senior Championship, a feat she repeated in the 2017 World Women's Senior Championship.

Daughter of Romanian Women's Chess Champion Maria Albuleț, she learned to play at the age of ten.

2018

In the same year she reached her highest ever ranking in the world, placed 18th in the Women's FIDE elo rating charts.

She has had a career of 40 years as a professional player, remaining at the top-20 women players rating for 2 years, at the top-50 for over 6 years and at the top-100 for over 13 years.

In her career she has won or drawn 5 Women's World Chess Champions Nona Gaprindashvili (2 wins, 1 loss), Susan Polgar (2 draws), Maia Chiburdanidze (2 draws), Ju Wenjun (1 draw) and Anna Ushenina (1 draw, 1 loss) which makes a record of 2 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses against five Women's World Chess Champions.

She has participated overall in 15 Chess Olympiads and 11 European Team Championships representing either the Romanian or Greek national women's teams.