In the 1980s, Ludmila Zaitseva was a participant of the multiple USSR Women's Chess Championship finals.
[2] In 1987, Ludmila Zaitseva participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament in Zheleznovodsk where shared 3rd-4th place with Agnieszka Brustman.
[3] In 1995, Ludmila Zaitseva second time participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament in Chișinău where shared 32nd-38th place.
In 2003, Ludmila Zaitseva shared first place in the Women's Chess tournament dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the foundation of St.
[5] Ludmila Zaitseva played for Russia in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[6] Ludmila Zaitseva played for Russia in the European Team Chess Championship:[7] In 1982, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title four years later.