Julia Viktorovna Movsesian (née Kochetkova, born 26 November 1981) is a Czech chess player. She had previously played for her native Russia (until 2010) and for Slovakia (2010-2021).[1]

Julia Movsesian
Movsesian in 2010
Country
Born (1981-11-26) 26 November 1981 (age 42)
Kopeysk, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
TitleWoman Grandmaster (2006)
Peak rating2369 (July 2006)

Movsesian was born in Kopeysk. She has been an FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) since 2006.[2]

Movsesian participated in the chess olympiads of 2010, 2012, 2014, 2020 and 2022.[3] She won the 2023 Czech Championship.[4][5]

In 2017 she married Armenian chess player Sergei Movsesian, who had also represented Slovakia in the past.[6][7] They have a son together.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "FIDE Transfers". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  2. ^ "Movsesian, Julia". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  3. ^ "The chess games of Julia Movsesian". chessgames.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  4. ^ "Czech Championship 2023: David Navara and Julia Movsesian win titles". www.fide.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Šachová olympiáda: Slovenky tesne prehrali s Bulharskom, muži s Brazíliou". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Strongest Chess Couples of All Time".
  7. ^ "Bramborový salát aneb Pomáháme druhým k vítězství". Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Rozhovor s Julií Movsesjan « Šachový svaz České republiky" (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-07-31.