Anna Ushenina facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Anna Ushenina |
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Ushenina in Baku in 2016
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| Full name | Anna Yuriyivna Ushenina |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Born | 30 August 1985 Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (2012) |
| Women's World Champion | 2012–2013 |
| FIDE rating | 2416 (June 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2502 (July 2007) |
Anna Yuriyivna Ushenina (born August 30, 1985) is a super talented chess player from Ukraine. She is a Grandmaster, which is the highest title in chess! Anna was even the Women's World Chess Champion from 2012 to 2013.
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About Anna Ushenina
Anna Ushenina was born and still lives in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Her mom wanted her to learn new things. So, when Anna was seven, she started playing chess. She also learned painting and music!
By the time she was 15, she was already the champion for girls under 20 in Ukraine. Anna learned a lot about chess by herself. She also studied chess at a special sports school in Kharkiv. Her coach there was International Master Artiom Tsepotan.
Anna's Success in Ukraine
Anna has done very well in the Ukrainian Women's Chess Championship. In 2005, she became the champion in Alushta. She even beat a top player named Tatjana Vasilevich.
In 2006, she almost won again, finishing second in Odesa. She played better than other strong players like Natalia Zhukova. Anna has even beaten male grandmasters in Ukraine. Because of her skills, she was given the title "Honored Master of Sports" in Ukraine.
Playing Chess for Her Country
Anna has been a key player for Ukraine's chess teams.
Winning Gold at the Olympiad
In 2006, Anna was part of the Ukrainian team that won gold at the Women's Olympiad in Turin. She didn't lose any games during the whole event! Anna and her teammates, Natalia Zhukova, Kateryna Lagno, and Inna Gaponenko, played amazingly well. They all scored very high, helping their team win the gold medal.
More Team Medals
In 2008, at the Dresden Olympiad, the Ukrainian women's team won silver medals. They were just behind the strong team from Georgia.
Anna also won medals earlier in her career. In 2002, she won team gold and individual silver at the European Team Championship for Girls. In 2007, she helped Ukraine win a bronze medal at the World Team Chess Championship. She also won an individual bronze medal there.
Anna has played in the European Team Chess Championship twice. In 2007, she won an individual gold medal with a score of 5 out of 7 games. In 2022, she was part of the Ukraine team that won the gold medal at the Women's event at the 44th Chess Olympiad.
Anna is also a very active player in chess leagues. She plays for teams in France, Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Slovenia.
Her Chess Titles
Anna earned the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 2003. She got this title after doing well in tournaments in Kyiv (2001) and Odesa (2003).
In 2007, she became an International Master (IM). She earned this title after her great performance at the 2006 Women's Chess Olympiad. She also had good results in other tournaments that year.
Big Tournaments
In 2007, Anna played in a big tournament called the Aeroflot Open in Moscow. She played against many strong male grandmasters and did very well. In 2008, she played in the Corus Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee. Later that year, she won a bronze medal at the Women's European Individual Chess Championship.
In 2010, she won the Rector Cup in Kharkiv. In 2016, she won the European Women's Championship in Mamaia. She tied for first place but won on a tie-break score.
In 2017, Anna won a silver medal at the 2017 Maccabiah Games in Israel. In 2022, she was part of the Ukrainian team that won gold at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai. She also won an individual silver medal at that event.
Becoming World Champion
Anna Ushenina became the 14th Women's World Chess Champion in 2012. She won the final match of the Women's World Chess Championship 2012 against Antoaneta Stefanova. This big win automatically gave her the title of Grandmaster. It also meant she could play in the 2013 Chess World Cup.
Anna was the first woman from Ukraine to become a world chess champion! Because of this amazing victory, she was voted Ukraine's best female chess player of 2012.
She lost her title in 2013 to Hou Yifan in the Women's World Chess Championship 2013.
See Also
In Spanish: Anna Ushenina para niños
- List of Jewish chess players
