| Valentina Golubenko | |
|---|---|
 Valentina Golubenko at the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden, 2008 | |
| Country | Estonia (until 2007) Croatia (since 2007) |
| Born | 29 July 1990 Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (2007) |
| Peak rating | 2316 (July 2007) |
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). She was world champion in the girls under 18 category in 2008.[3] Although she spent her early life playing in Estonia, Golubenko had moved to Croatia as she was not qualified to represent Estonia owing to her Russian citizenship.[3][4][5]
- ^ (in Estonian) GOLUBENKO, VALENTINA. ESBL.
- ^ Title application: Golubenko Valentina. FIDE.
- ^ a b (in Russian) Валентина Голубенко — чемпионка мира по шахматам. Delfi. 30 October 2008
- ^ The talented Miss Golubenko. ChessBase. 28 December 2004
- ^ Golubenko, Valery (2008-11-14). "Open letter to FIDE and the 78th FIDE Congress in Antalya, Turkey". Association of Chess Professionals. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 28 February 2016.