Barinova, Marina

Marina Barinova, a 32-year-old Estonian player, is rated 1987. She has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: EST Championship 2026 Preliminary Tournament; U20; S50; S65 Championships and Jurmala Chess open-2026. Also played 4 rapid (including V GM Sveshnikov Evgeny rapid memorial-2026) and 1 blitz events (including GM Sveshnikov Evgeny blitz memorial-2026) recently. She had 5 career breaks: 23 months (2007–2009), 20 months (2014–2015), 29 months (2015–2018), 54 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 25 months (2024–2026). Her peak of 2077 was reached at age 18 (Sep 2012); she also reached Estonian #1 in Nov 2009.

Competes for Estonia since Mar 2026. Previously known as Marina Karmanova (until Dec 2019). At junior level, she reached #1, #2, #4 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.