Elina Danielian (born August 16, 1978 in Baku) is an Armenian chess grandmaster (since 2010). Elina showed great results in European chess events: in 2001 she won European Women Rapid  Championship, in 2003 she won the gold medal playing on the first board in European Women Team Championship.On May 2011 she won the bronze medal in the European Individual Chess Championship in Tbilisi, scoring 8/11 points.

She was two-times World Champion among girls U-14, U-16 and won a bronze medal among girls U-20. 

In 2009 she won the silver medal in Women Grand Prix, Istanbul (Turkey) and  placed second in Women's Grand Prix in Doha, Qatar in 2011. In 2003 she was nominated as the Best Sportswoman of the Year of Armenia and was awarded by the President of Armenia with State Medal "Movses Khorenatsi" the same year.

Nominated in the 10 best sportsmen of the year and was awarded by the President of Olympic Committee with Medal for Merit and Contribution in National Sport in 2007. Included in the list of the most famous Armenian women of the 20th century.

Interview:

http://qatar2011.fide.com/interview-with-elina-danielian.html