Anna Muzychuk

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Anna Muzychuk
Anna Muzychuk, 2006
Full name	Anna Muzychuk Ганна Музичук Ana Muzičuk
Country	Ukraine Slovenia
Born	February 28, 1990 (1990-02-28) (age 18) Lviv, Soviet Union

Title	International Master, Woman Grandmaster


FIDE rating	2486 (No. 16 on the April 2008 FIDE rating list for women)
Peak rating	2486 (April 2008)

Anna Muzychuk (Ukrainian Ганна Музичук, Slovenian Ana Muzičuk) (born 28 February 1990 in Lviv, Soviet Union) is a prominent chess player.

Muzychuk is an International Master and Woman Grandmaster with FIDE rating 2486 (April 2008). In 2004 she became a citizen of Slovenia, where she is the strongest female chess player. In the list of girls up to 20 years old she is ranked 2nd in the world and she's the 16th strongest female player (April 2008). Her younger sister Mariya is also a strong chess player.

Muzychuk plays on first board for the Slovenian team since 2004. In 36th Chess Olympiad, beside others, she has defeated the Women's World Chess Champion grandmaster Antoaneta Stefanova.

She earned the title of Woman Grandmaster in 2004 and the title of International Master in 2007.

[edit] Championships and tournaments

The European Champion in 1996 (girls U8), 1998 (girls U10), 2000 (girls U10), 2002 (girls U12), 2003 (girls U14) and 2004 (girls U14).
2nd place in the European Championship in 1997 (girls U10), 1999 (girls U10) and 2001 (girls U12).
The champion of Ukraine in 2000 (girls U10) and 2002 (girls U12).
3rd place in the World Championship in 2000 (girls U10).
2nd place in the World Championship in 2002 (girls U12).
The winner of Women's Ukrainian Championship in 2003.
The champion of Ukraine in 2004 (girls U20).
2nd place in the World Championship in 2004 (girls U14).
The World Champion in 2005 (girls U16).
7th place in the European Individual Women Championship 2006.
2nd place in the International Women's Hungarian Championship 2006.
2nd place in the European Women's Rapid Championship in 2007.
1st place in the European Women's Blitz Championship in 2007.
1st place in Moscow Open Women's Section in 2008.
1st place in Scandinavian Ladies Open 2008.
3rd place in Scandinavian Rapid Open 2008.