Anna Muzychuk
Encyclopedia
Anna Olegivna Muzychuk (born February 28, 1990) is a chess
player with a FIDE rating
of 2528 (March 2011). She earned the title of Woman Grandmaster in 2004 and the title of International Master in 2007. In 2004 she became a member of the Slovenia
n chess federation, where she is the strongest female chess player. She is the eighth strongest female player in the world as of January 2011. Her younger sister Mariya
is an International master.
Muzychuk has played on first board for the Slovenian team since 2004. In 36th Chess Olympiad
, she has defeated, among others, the former Women's World Chess Champion
grandmaster Antoaneta Stefanova
. In the 37th Chess Olympiad
for the Slovenian women's team, seeded 17th, she finished tenth.
In 2010 she played in the Corus chess tournament
Group B, finishing 10th with a score of 5,5/13 and a performance of 2583.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player with a FIDE rating
Elo rating system
The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as chess. It is named after its creator Arpad Elo, a Hungarian-born American physics professor....
of 2528 (March 2011). She earned the title of Woman Grandmaster in 2004 and the title of International Master in 2007. In 2004 she became a member of the Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n chess federation, where she is the strongest female chess player. She is the eighth strongest female player in the world as of January 2011. Her younger sister Mariya
Mariya Muzychuk
Mariya Muzychuk is a Ukrainian chess player.Muzychuk is an International Master and Woman Grandmaster. In November 2010 was ranked as the fifth-highest girl player in the world...
is an International master.
Muzychuk has played on first board for the Slovenian team since 2004. In 36th Chess Olympiad
36th Chess Olympiad
The 36th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between October 14 and October 31, 2004, in Calvià on the Spanish island of Majorca.-Chess...
, she has defeated, among others, the former Women's World Chess Champion
Women's World Chess Championship
The Women's World Chess Championship is played to determine the women's world champion in chess. Like the World Chess Championship, it is administered by FIDE....
grandmaster Antoaneta Stefanova
Antoaneta Stefanova
Antoaneta Stefanova is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster, and a former Women's World Chess Champion. She became the twelfth holder of that title in 2004 in a 64-player knockout tournament held in Elista, Kalmykia under the auspices of FIDE....
. In the 37th Chess Olympiad
37th Chess Olympiad
The 37th Chess Olympiad, comprising an open and women's tournament and the general assembly of the Fédération Internationale des Échecs , took place between 20 May and 6 June 2006, in Turin, Italy.-Open tournament:...
for the Slovenian women's team, seeded 17th, she finished tenth.
In 2010 she played in the Corus chess tournament
Corus chess tournament
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament formerly called the Corus chess tournament takes place every year, usually in January, in a small town called Wijk aan Zee, part of the larger Beverwijk in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands...
Group B, finishing 10th with a score of 5,5/13 and a performance of 2583.
Championships and tournaments
- The European ChampionEuropean Youth Chess ChampionshipSince 1991, the European chess union organises the European Youth Chess Championship in the groups under 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 year. Until 2002, there was also a tournament for the under 20, see European Junior Chess Championship.-Boys winners:...
in 1996 (girls U8), 1998 (girls U10), 2000 (girls U10), 2002 (girls U12), 2003 (girls U14) and 2004 (girls U14). - 2nd place in the European Championship in 1997 (girls U10), 1999 (girls U10) and 2001 (girls U12).
- The champion of Ukraine in 2000 (girls U10) and 2002 (girls U12).
- 3rd place in the World Championship in 2000 (girls U10).
- 2nd place in the World Championship in 2002 (girls U12).
- The winner of Women's Ukrainian Championship in 2003.
- The champion of Ukraine in 2004 (girls U20).
- 2nd place in the World Championship in 2004 (girls U14).
- The World ChampionWorld Youth Chess ChampionshipThe World Youth Chess Championship is a chess competition for girls and boys under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18.The first predecessor of the youth championship was the Cadet Championship. It started off unofficially in 1974 in France for players under 18. The 1975 and 1976 editions were also...
in 2005 (girls U16). - 7th place in the European Individual Women Championship 2006.
- 2nd place in the International Women's Hungarian Championship 2006.
- 2nd place in the European Women's Rapid Championship in 2007.
- 1st place in the European Women's Blitz Championship in 2007.
- 1st place in Moscow Open Women's Section in 2008.
- 1st place in Scandinavian Ladies Open 2008.
- 3rd place in Scandinavian Rapid Open 2008.
- 1st place in Maia Chiburdanidze Cup 2010.
- 1st place in Girls World Chess Championships U-20 2010.