Ushenina, Anna (30.08.1985)

Ukrainian chess Grandmaster (2012) and Woman Grandmaster (2003) is born Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Women’s World Chess Champion from November 2012 to September 2013.

Best results: Ukrainian Champion (girls under 20) at 15 years; European Team Championship for Girls 2002 (under 18) in Balatonlelle, team 2nd and gold medal for individual results on the 1st board; Ukrainian Women Championship 2005 in Alushta, 1st; Ukrainian Women Championship 2006 in Odessa, 2nd; Chess Olympiad 2006 in Torino, team 1st; 2007 Women’s World Team Chess Championship in Yekaterinburg, team 3rd and bronza individual; European Team Chess Championship 2007 in Heraklion, 1st individual results; Chess Olympiad 2008 in Dresden, team 2nd; European Individual Women Chess Championship 2008 in Plovdiv, 3rd; European Individual Women Chess Championship 2016 in Mamai, 1st; European Individual Women Chess Championship 2018 in Vysoké Tatry, 3rd.

She is Ukraine’s first women’s world chess champion and thanks to this victory Ushenina was voted Ukraine’s best female chess player of 2012. Ukraine was endowed with the title “Honored Master of Sports”.

Peak rating: 2502 in July 2007