Kateryna Oleksandrivna Dolzhykova (Ukrainian: Катери́на Олекса́ндрівна До́лжикова; born September 25, 1988, in Kyiv) is a German-Ukrainian chess player holding the title Woman International Master (WIM).[1]
| Kateryna Dolzhykova | |
|---|---|
 Kateryna Dolzhykova, 2015 | |
| Country | Ukraine (until 2023) Germany (since 2023) |
| Born | September 25, 1988 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Woman International Master (2005) |
| Peak rating | 2351 (October 2008) |
Chess career edit
She won the Ukrainian women's championship in 2011.[2][3] Dolzhykova played on the silver medal–winning Ukrainian team in the women's team event of rapid chess at the 2008 World Mind Sports Games.[4]
On July 24, 2009, she married chess grandmaster Sergey Karjakin.[5][6][7] The marriage later broke up.[8] Her sister Olga Dolzhykova is also a chess player, who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM).[9][10]
References edit
- ^ "Первая видео-конференция в Интернете под эгидой Киевской школы гроссмейстеров". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ^ "Екатерина Должикова: Сергей Карякин первым поздравил меня с успехом". euro.com.ua (in Russian). 2011-11-06. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ "Mariya Muzychuk is 2012 Ukrainian Women Champion". Chessdom. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ "1st World Mind Sport Games - Final Women Team Rapid". www.chess-results.com. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ "Sergey Karjakin and Kateryna Dolzhykova get married". Chessdom. 2009-07-26. Archived from the original on 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ^ "Сергей Карякин (шахматист) - биография, информация, личная жизнь, фото, видео". Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ "Sergey and Kateryna tie the knot". ChessBase. 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ "Семейные тайны гроссмейстера Сергея Карякина".
- ^ Johnsen, Sylvia (21 January 2019). "Profil: Olga Dolzhykova". sjakkselskapet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Dolzhikova, Olga". FIDE. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
External links edit
- Kateryna Dolzhykova rating card at FIDE
- Kateryna Dolzhykova chess games at 365Chess.com
- Kateryna Dolzhykova player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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