Anna Muzychuk

Infobox chess player
playername = Anna Muzychuk


caption =
birthname = Anna Muzychuk Ганна Музичук Ana Muzičuk
country = UKR SLO
datebirth = birth date and age|1990|02|28
placebirth = Lviv, Soviet Union
datedeath =
placedeath =
title = International Master, Woman Grandmaster
worldchampion =
womensworldchampion =
rating = 2508
(No. 13 on the October 2008 FIDE rating list for women)
peakrating = 2508 (October 2008)

Anna Muzychuk (Ukrainian "Ганна Музичук", Slovenian "Ana Muzičuk") (born 28 february 1990 in Lviv, Soviet Union) is a prominent chess player.

Muzychuk is an International Master and Woman Grandmaster with FIDE rating 2504 (July 2008). In 2004 she became a citizen of Slovenia, where she is the strongest female chess player. In the list of girls up to20 years old she is ranked 2nd in the world and she's the 13th strongest female player (October 2008). Her younger sister Mariya is also a strong chess player.

Muzychuk has played on first board for the Slovenian team since 2004. In 36th Chess Olympiad, beside others, she has defeated the Women's World Chess Champion grandmaster Antoaneta Stefanova. In 37th Chess Olympiad for women the Slovenian team, seeded 17th, finished 9th.

She earned the title of Woman Grandmaster in 2004 and the title of International Master in 2007.

Championships and tournaments

* The European Champion 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 Champion 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.

External links

* [http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1572 Chessbase.com: An interview with Anna Muzychuk]
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=54881 Chessgames.com: The chess games of Anna Muzychuk]
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* [http://www.jmrw.com/Chess/Tournois/Belfort_2005/Belfort_Anna_Muzychuk.htm World champion in 2005 (girls U16) - photo]