Olga Dolzhykova
| Olga Dolzhykova | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Ukraine (until 2012) Norway (since 2012) |
| Born | 22 January 1979 Ukraine, Soviet Union |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (2002) |
| Peak rating | 2342 (January 2001) |
Olga Dolzhykova (Olga Dolzhikova; Olga Dolzjikova; born 22 January 1979) is a Ukrainian-Norwegian chess player and educator.
Career
[edit]Dolzhykova holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2002).[1][2] She plays chess for the club Oslo Schakselskap, and has represented Norway internationally at the Chess Olympiad and the European Team Chess Championship.[3]
She was the joint winner of the Ukrainian Independence cup - A in 2008.[4]
She has a doctorate in chess pedagogy and has been assigned with Norges Toppidrettsgymnas, working with chess education for children and young adults.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Dolzhikova was born in Ukraine. She is a sister of Kateryna Dolzhykova and thus a former sister-in-law of Sergey Karjakin. She moved to Norway in 2012 as a student, and has settled in Norway with her husband and son.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dolzhikova, Olga". FIDE. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf; Stanford, Sheila. "sjakk – Norske stormestere" [chess - Norwegian grandmasters]. In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
Olga Dolzjikova 2002
- ^ a b Stanford, Sheila. "Olga Dolzjikova". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Cup Independence - A (open) October 2008 Ukraine FIDE Chess Tournament report". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Johnsen, Sylvia (21 January 2019). "Profil: Olga Dolzhykova". sjakkselskapet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
External links
[edit]- Olga Dolzhykova player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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