Darya Tkachenko
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Darya Tkachenko is a Ukrainian
draughts
player, FMJD Grand Master, multiple times World champion
in international draughts
(2005, 2006, 2008, 2011) and two-times European champion in international draughts (2004, 2006).
Darya Tkachenko was born in Thorez, Donetsk Oblast
, Ukraine
. She has finished high school in Snizhne
, Donetsk Oblast, and then started her biology studies in Kiev University
. She graduated in 2004 and proceeded to post-graduate studies in the same university which she successfully finished in 2007. In 2008 she started working on her Doctoral thesis.
Darya started playing draughts when she was 10 years old. In November 1996, being less than 13 years old, she won a bronze medal at the Ukrainian Under 19 championships. In 1999 she became a European Under 19 champion. The next year she won this tournament again and also won a bronze medal at the World Under 19 championships. In 2001 she became a World Under 19 champion and won a seniors Ukrainian championship.
In 2003 she once again won the Ukrainian championships, in 2004 the senior European championships and in 2005 the World championships in Latronico
. The next year she once again became a European and World champion, having won the World championship match again the Russian competitor Tamara Tansykkuzhina
. She also won the European team cup with the "Pleso" team.
In 2007 Tkachenko lost her World title, letting Tansykkuzhina to the first place in the tournament held in Jakutsk, Russia, but the next year she was able to regain the championship after winning the match again her Russian counterpart. In 2007 and 2008, she won the European team cup twice more with the "Motor Sich" Zaporizhia. In 2010 Tkachenko lost both European and World championships, placing as low as 19th in Europe and 4th out of 6 participants in the World championship but in the next year returned the world title after defeating Zoja Golubeva
in a three-set match.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
draughts
Draughts
Draughts is a group of abstract strategy board games between two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over the enemy's pieces. Draughts developed from alquerque...
player, FMJD Grand Master, multiple times World champion
Draughts World Championship
The Draughts World Championship is the world championship in draughts, organised by the World Draughts Federation . The following are the winners in men's and women's competitions.- Men's :-Women's:...
in international draughts
International draughts
International draughts is a board game, one of the variants of draughts. It is played on a 10×10 board with alternatingly dark and light squares, of which only the 50 dark ones are used. There are two players on opposite sides, with 20 pieces each, light for one player and dark for the other...
(2005, 2006, 2008, 2011) and two-times European champion in international draughts (2004, 2006).
Darya Tkachenko was born in Thorez, Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Oblast is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Donetsk. Historically, the province is an important part of the Donbas region...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. She has finished high school in Snizhne
Snizhne
Snizhne is a city in eastern Ukraine within the Donetsk Oblast....
, Donetsk Oblast, and then started her biology studies in Kiev University
Kiev University
Taras Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv , colloquially known in Ukrainian as KNU is located in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It is the third oldest university in Ukraine after the University of Lviv and Kharkiv University. Currently, its structure...
. She graduated in 2004 and proceeded to post-graduate studies in the same university which she successfully finished in 2007. In 2008 she started working on her Doctoral thesis.
Darya started playing draughts when she was 10 years old. In November 1996, being less than 13 years old, she won a bronze medal at the Ukrainian Under 19 championships. In 1999 she became a European Under 19 champion. The next year she won this tournament again and also won a bronze medal at the World Under 19 championships. In 2001 she became a World Under 19 champion and won a seniors Ukrainian championship.
In 2003 she once again won the Ukrainian championships, in 2004 the senior European championships and in 2005 the World championships in Latronico
Latronico
Latronico is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Due to its high elevation it is much cooler, even in summer, than the larger cities along the coasts....
. The next year she once again became a European and World champion, having won the World championship match again the Russian competitor Tamara Tansykkuzhina
Tamara Tansykkuzhina
Tamara Tansykkuzhina is an international draughts player. She has won the Women's World Championship three times and is among the 25 best players in Russia regardless of gender. She was an honored guest at a festival held in her native Bashkortostan.- Web sources :...
. She also won the European team cup with the "Pleso" team.
In 2007 Tkachenko lost her World title, letting Tansykkuzhina to the first place in the tournament held in Jakutsk, Russia, but the next year she was able to regain the championship after winning the match again her Russian counterpart. In 2007 and 2008, she won the European team cup twice more with the "Motor Sich" Zaporizhia. In 2010 Tkachenko lost both European and World championships, placing as low as 19th in Europe and 4th out of 6 participants in the World championship but in the next year returned the world title after defeating Zoja Golubeva
Zoja Golubeva
Zoja Golubeva is a Belarussian/Latvian draughts player and current draughts Women's World Champion. She was Women's World Champion in 1986, 1988, 1990–1992, and 1994 to 2000. She became 12 time champion after winning the Championships again in 2010...
in a three-set match.
World and European seniors championships record
| Year | Competition | Place | Competition type | Result | Placed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | EC |  MlawaMlawa Mława is a town in north-central Poland with 30,623 inhabitants . It is the capital of Mława County.The town is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship , previously it was part of the Ciechanów Voivodeship .... |
Tournament | 4+ 5= 0- | 1 |
| 2005 | WC |  Italy LatronicoLatronico Latronico is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Due to its high elevation it is much cooler, even in summer, than the larger cities along the coasts.... |
Tournament | 6+ 5= 0- | 1 |
| 2006 | EC |  BovecBovec Bovec is a small city and municipality in northwestern Slovenia. The city of Bovec lies in the Bovec Basin in the Soča Valley below the Kanin mountain in the Julian Alps.-Geographical location:... |
Tournament | 4+ 5= 0- | 1 |
| 2006 | WC |  Jakutsk /  KievKiev Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press.... |
Match against Tamara Tansykkuzhina Tamara Tansykkuzhina Tamara Tansykkuzhina is an international draughts player. She has won the Women's World Championship three times and is among the 25 best players in Russia regardless of gender. She was an honored guest at a festival held in her native Bashkortostan.- Web sources :... |
2:1 by sets | 1 |
| 2007 | WC | Jakutsk |
Tournament | 6+ 8= 1- | 2 |
| 2008 | WC | Ufa Ufa -Demographics:Nationally, dominated by Russian , Bashkirs and Tatars . In addition, numerous are Ukrainians , Chuvash , Mari , Belarusians , Mordovians , Armenian , Germans , Jews , Azeris .-Government and administration:Local... / Dneprodzerzhinsk |
Match against Tamara Tansykkuzhina |
3:0 by sets | 1 |
| 2008 | EC |  TallinnTallinn Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list... |
Tournament | 3+ 6= 0- | 2 |
| 2010 | EC | Sępólno Krajeńskie Sepólno Krajenskie Sępólno Krajeńskie is a town in Poland, in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about 63 km northwest of Bydgoszcz. It is the capital of Sępólno County and has a population of 9,174 .-History:... |
Tournament | 2+ 4= 3- | 19 |
| 2010 | WC | Ufa |
Tournament | 0+ 9= 1- | 4 |
| 2011 | WC | Dneprodzerzhinsk |
Match against  Zoja GolubevaZoja Golubeva Zoja Golubeva is a Belarussian/Latvian draughts player and current draughts Women's World Champion. She was Women's World Champion in 1986, 1988, 1990–1992, and 1994 to 2000. She became 12 time champion after winning the Championships again in 2010... |
2:1 by sets | 1 |
External links
- Darya Tkachenko at the Netherlands draughts federation Website
- Darya Tkachenko at the "Ukrshashki" portal (Russian)