Zhukova, Natalia (05.06.1979)

Ukrainian Grandmaster (2010) and Woman Grandmaster born in East Germany. European Women’s Champion in 2000 and European U13 Champion in 1993. She was awarded a gold medal for being a member of the winning team (board 1) in the 2006 Women’s Olympiad.

Best results: Groningen Women’s 1997, 1^st; Belgrad 1998, 1^st; Women’s World Cup 2000, 2^nd; North Ural Cup 2003, 1^st; Wijk aan Zee C 2005, 3^rd. She is sharing her life with GM Grischuk, both living in Odessa.

A member of the national team since 1996.

Best ELO: 2499 in 2010.