Alisa Galliamova

Alisa Mikhailovna Galliamova (Russian: Алиса Михайловна Галлямова, Tatar: Алисә Михаил кызы Галләмова; born 18 January 1972 in Kazan)[2] is a Russian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM).

[3] In December 1997, she won the Candidates Tournament for the Women's World Chess Championship held in Groningen, Netherlands.

This time, Galliamova was willing to play because her original demand had been met in that Russia had come up with the money to sponsor half of the match.

The match was held in Kazan, Russia, and Shenyang, China, in August 1999, and Xie Jun won with a score of 8.5–6.5.

[6] In March 2006, Galliamova again reached the finals of the FIDE Women's World Championship, competing against Xu Yuhua.

Galliamova was married to Ukrainian Grandmaster Vasyl Ivanchuk, one of the top rated players in the world.