Almira Skripchenko (born 17 February 1976) is a Moldovan-French chess player who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM).

Skripchenko then married French Grandmaster Laurent Fressinet and in January 2007, gave birth to a daughter.

Held in Krasnoturinsk, the nine-round single round-robin tournament featured ten of the strongest female players in the world.

Skripchenko finished a half point ahead of Maia Chiburdanidze, the former Women's World Champion, and also defeated her in their individual encounter.

[11] Almira Skripchenko has taken part in several Chess Olympiads (with Moldova, then with France), each time playing on her team's top board.

[2][12] In 2010, she had her largest cash to date for $84,827 for a third-place finish in the € 1,000 France Poker Tour Season 5 Grand Final.