Rita Varnienė ( Dambravaitė, born 9 May 1973) is a Lithuania chess player. She is a two-time winner of the Lithuanian Chess Championship (1991, 1999).
Biography Her first chess coach is Kęstutis Dambrava."Santaka" (20. July 2007) In 1991 graduated from secondary school in Vilkaviškis and in 1995 graduated from Vytautas Magnus University (VDU) Faculty of Informatics.Rita Dambravaitė (Varnienė) In Lithuanian Women's Chess Championship she has won 2 gold (1991, 1999), 3 silver (1990, 1992, 2000) and 2 bronze medals (1993, 2002).
Rita Varnienė played for Lithuania in Chess Olympiads:Women's Chess Olympiads: Rita DambravaiteWomen's Chess Olympiads: Rita Varniene In 1992, at third board in the 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila (+1 −5 =2); In 2000, at second board in the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+4 −4 =4); In 2002, at third board in the 35th Chess Olympiad in Bled (+4 −3 =3).
Rita Varnienė played for Lithuania in European Team Chess Championship (women):European Women's Team Chess Championship: Rita Varniene In 1999, at second board in 3rd European Team Chess Championship (women) in Batumi (+3 −3 =3).
Since 2007 participating in chess tournaments rarely.
Sister She has an older sister, Asta Dambravaitė (born 1971), who is also a chess player.FIDE Chess Profile: Dambravaite, Asta In Lithuanian Women's Chess Championship Asta Dambravaite has won 3 bronze medals (1991, 1992, 1997) but in 1992 played for Lithuania in the 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila at first reserve board (+5 -2 =3).Women's Chess Olympiads: Asta Dambravaite
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