Alexandra Obolentseva facts for kids
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Alexandra Obolentseva, 2018
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| Full name | Alexandra Sergeevna Obolentseva |
| Country | Russia |
| Born | 21 June 2001 Tula, Russia |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (2018) |
| Peak rating | 2364 (September 2017) |
Alexandra Sergeevna Obolentseva is a talented chess player from Russia. She was born on June 21, 2001. In 2018, she earned the special title of Woman Grandmaster from FIDE, which is a very high honor in chess. Alexandra has won many big chess tournaments for young players, including world and European championships in her age group.
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Alexandra Obolentseva's Chess Journey
Alexandra started playing chess in September 2007. She was only six years old! She began her training at Sport School No. 4 in Tula. Her first coach was Nikolai Mikhailovich Golovin.
Early Wins in Russia
Alexandra quickly showed her skill. She won the Russian Youth Championships three times:
- In 2009, for girls under 8.
- In 2011, for girls under 10.
- In 2012, for girls under 12.
First International Competitions
In 2009, Alexandra won a children's event at the "Moscow Open" chess festival. This win helped her qualify for the World School Chess Championships in Thessaloniki, Greece. There, she placed fifth in the Girls Under 9 group. She also took first place in the Under 8 subgroup.
In 2010, Alexandra competed in the 6th World School Chess Championships in Kayseri, Turkey. She came in second place in the girls Under 9 section. She lost only on a tie-break to Khanim Balajayeva from Azerbaijan. Later that year, at the World Youth Championships in Halkidiki, Greece, she worked with a new coach, Vladimir Vulfson. She finished third in the girls Under 10 division. Because of this success, FIDE gave her the title of Woman Candidate Master.
Becoming a World Champion
November 2011 was a big moment for Alexandra. At the World Youth Championships in Caldas Novas, Brazil, she won the gold medal! She became the girls Under 10 world champion. This amazing win earned her the title of Woman FIDE Master.
In 2012, she continued her winning streak. She won the girls Under 11 event at the World School Championships in Iași, Romania. She also earned a bronze medal at the European Youth Chess Championships in Prague in the girls Under 12 category.
More European Success
In 2013, Alexandra played for Russia's second team in the girls' section of the European Youth Team Championship in Maribor, Slovenia. In 2014, she won the girls Under 13 event at the European School Chess Championships in Kavala, Greece.
In 2015, she won the European Schools Championship in the Girls Under 15 division. She also took home a bronze medal in the Girls Under 14 event at the European Youth Championship.
Recent Achievements
In February 2016, Alexandra tied for first place in the women's event of the Moscow Open. She finished third after tie-breaks. She also earned a special "norm" for the International Master (IM) title. This was thanks to her strong performance.
In June 2016, she won the girls Under 15 event at the European School Chess Championship in Halkidiki. The next month, she helped the Russian team win a silver medal at the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad in Poprad, Slovakia. In October, Alexandra won a silver medal in the Girls Under 18 event at the World Youth Championships in Khanty-Mansyisk.
In 2017, she played again in the World Youth U16 Olympiad for Russia. Her team won the gold medal this time! The next year, she took silver again in the Girls Under 18 section at the World Youth Championships in Halkidiki. In October 2019, she won a bronze medal in the World Youth Chess Championship in the girls Under 18 age group.
Alexandra has also won the Frauen-Bundesliga, a team chess league, with SC Bad Königshofen in 2018/2019 and 2019/2021. In May 2023, she won the Russian Women's Team Championship with the Moscow Chess Team.
In June 2025, Alexandra tried a different type of chess! She played in Singapore's 64th National Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) Individual Tournament. She won 4th place with 13 points. This earned her a promotion to be a B-ranked Xiangqi player.
