Valentina Golubenko (Russian: Валентина Голубенко; born 29 July 1990)[1][2] is a Russian-born chess player playing for Estonia and Croatia, holding the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM).

[6] Valentina's mother, Anastasia Golubenko, was a qualified chess coach with many years of experience,[7] making the finals of the Moscow women's championship in 1986.

[9] She was awarded the Woman Grandmaster title in Antalya in November 2007, thanks to her results at the Mediterranean Flower WGM Tournament in Rijeka 2006 and at the European Women's Championship 2007 in Dresden,[2] becoming the first ever resident Estonian to receive it.

[9][10] Despite having lived all her life in Estonia, Valentina Golubenko and her parents decided to hold Russian citizenship.

[13] Golubenko was offered membership in the chess club "Draga" from Rijeka, Croatia, together with a Croatian citizenship.

[14] She took part in the Women's World Chess Championship 2008, where she lost to Viktorija Čmilytė from Lithuania in the first round.