Darya Aleksandrovna Tkachenko (Russian: Дарья Александровна Ткаченко; born 21 December 1983) is a Russian (since 2016), formerly Ukrainian (until 2015), draughts player holding the FMJD titles of FMJD Master (MF) and Women's International Grandmaster (GMIF). She is four-time women's world champion (2005, 2006, 2008, 2011) and twice women's European champion (2004, 2006) in international draughts. In 2016, she also won the women's world championship of Turkish draughts.[1]

Darya Tkachenko
Darya Tkachenko, 2005
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Citizenshiprefugee currently living in the Netherlands
Born (1983-12-21) 21 December 1983 (age 40)
Torez, Ukrainian SSR
Sport
CountryUkraine (until 2015)
Russia (from 2016 until 2019)
SportInternational draughts
ClubMotor Sich Zaporizhzhia, Hijken DTC, WSDV, Wageningen
Teamsecond team
Achievements and titles
World finals2005: Gold
2006: Gold
2008: Gold
2011: Gold
Regional finalsEurope 2004: Gold
Europe 2006: Gold
National finalsfemale champion of Ukraine in 2021
Highest world rankingFMJD rating: 2250 (July 1, 2007)

Biography and career

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Darya Tkachenko was born in Torez, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. She has finished high school in Snizhne, Donetsk Oblast, and then started her biology studies in Kyiv University. She graduated in 2004 and proceeded to post-graduate studies in the same university which she successfully finished in 2007. In 2008 she started working on her Doctoral thesis.

Darya started playing draughts when she was 10 years old. In November 1996, being less than 13 years old, she won a bronze medal at the Ukrainian Under 19 championships. In 1999 she became a European Under 19 champion. The next year she won this tournament again and also won a bronze medal at the World Under 19 championships. In 2001 she became a World Under 19 champion and won a seniors Ukrainian championship.

In 2003 she once again won the Ukrainian championships, in 2004 the senior European championships and in 2005 the World championships in Latronico. The next year she once again became a European and World champion, having won the World championship match again the Russian competitor Tamara Tansykkuzhina. She also won the European team cup with the "Pleso" team.

In 2007 Tkachenko lost her World title, letting Tansykkuzhina to the first place in the tournament held in Jakutsk, Russia, but the next year she was able to regain the championship after winning the match again her Russian counterpart. In 2007 and 2008, she won the European team cup twice more with the "Motor Sich" Zaporizhzhia. In 2010 Tkachenko lost both European and World championships, placing as low as 19th in Europe and 4th out of 6 participants in the World championship but in the next year returned the world title after defeating Zoja Golubeva in a three-set match.

World and European seniors championships record

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Year Competition Place Competition type Result Placed
2004 EC   Mlawa Tournament 4+ 5= 0- 1
2005 WC   Latronico Tournament 6+ 5= 0- 1
2006[2] EC   Bovec Tournament 4+ 5= 0- 1
2006 WC   Jakutsk /   Kyiv Match against   Tamara Tansykkuzhina 2:1 by sets 1
2007 WC   Jakutsk Tournament 6+ 8= 1- 2
2008 WC   Ufa /   Dniprodzerzhynsk Match against   Tamara Tansykkuzhina 3:0 by sets 1
2008[3] EC   Tallinn Tournament 3+ 6= 0- 2
2010[4] EC   Sępólno Krajeńskie Tournament 2+ 4= 3- 19
2010[5] WC   Ufa Tournament 0+ 9= 1- 4
2011 WC   Dniprodzerzhynsk Match against   Zoja Golubeva 2:1 by sets 1
2011 WC   Rivne Tournament 3+ 9= 1- 6
2012 EC   Emmen Tournament 3+ 5= 1- 5
2013 WC   Ulaanbaatar Tournament 7+ 7= 1- 2
2014 EC   Tallinn Tournament 4+ 3= 2- 7
2016 EC   Izmir Tournament 2+ 6= 1- 11
2021 WC   Tallinn Tournament 4+ 7= 4- 10
2023 WC   Willemstad Tournament 7+ 7= 1- 2
2024 EC   Chianciano Terme Tournament 2+ 7= 0- 2

References

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  1. ^ "Women's World Championship Turkish Draughts". Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  2. ^ "2006 European international draughts championships". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  3. ^ 2008 European international draughts championships
  4. ^ 2010 European championships results
  5. ^ 2010 World championship results
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