WGMTatiana Grabuzova

Tatiana Grabuzova learned chess in her native Kazan before her family moved to Minsk, where she trained with Mikhail Shereshevsky. She later graduated from the Russian State University of Physical Education in Moscow. In 1985, she won the Soviet selection tournament for the world junior girls' championship. Her senior record included five Moscow women's championships between 1986 and 2007 and the Russian Women's Cup in 1992. She became a Woman Grandmaster in 1994. The following year, she won the German Women's Open Championship in Krefeld. At the 2001 Women's World Championship, she beat Julia Ryjanova before losing to Corina Peptan in round two.