Lidia Semenova
Lidia K Semenova is a Ukrainian chess Woman Grandmaster.Career
In 1978, she won Women's Soviet Chess Championship. In 1981, she tied for 1st-4th in Leningrad. In 1982, she took 2nd in Bad Kissingen. In 1983, she beat Margareta Muresan 5,5 : 4,5 in Bad Kissingen, and beat Nana Ioseliani 5,5 : 4,5 in Sochi. In 1984, Semenova lost in her bid for the Women's World Championship to Irina Levitina 5 : 7 in Sochi.
Semenova won three gold medals at the Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki 1984.
In 1986, she tied for 4-5th in Malmo. In 1987, she tied for 3rd-4th in Tuzla, and lost a play-off match to Agnieszka Brustman 1 : 4. She tied for 12-18th at Jakarta 1993, and 10-16th at Kishinev 1995.
Semenova was awarded the WGM title in 1982.
