Masha Klinova was born in Soviet Union, but since 1992 moved to Israel. She twice won Israeli Women's Chess Championships: in 1992 and in 2010. Also she twice won Women's World Chess Championship Zonal tournaments: in 1993, in Zagreb and in 1998, in Dresden (together with Ela Pitam). In 2000, Masha Klinova participated in Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system and in the first round lost to Qin Kanying.