Olena Martynkova
Olena Martynkova | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ukraine (until 2022) Lithuania (since 2022) |
| Born | (2000年09月22日) 22 September 2000 (age 24) Kramatorsk, Ukraine |
| Title | Woman International Master (2017) |
| Peak rating | 2289 (June 2016) |
Olena Martynkova (Ukrainian: Олена Олександрівна Мартинкова; born 22 September 2000) is a Ukrainian and Lithuanian (since 2022) chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 2017). She is two-times winner of Lithuanian Women's Chess Championship (2022, 2023). She is twice bronze medalist of Ukrainian Women's Chess Championship (2019, 2021).
Biography
[edit ]Olena Martynkova was one of the best young Ukrainian chess players. She won eight medals in Ukrainian Girl's Chess Championships: 4 gold (2010 - U10, 2016 - U16, 2017 - U18, 2018 - U18), 3 silver (2014 - U14, 2016 - U20, 2017 - U20) and bronze (2013 - U14). In 2012, she won European School Chess Championship in U13 age category.[1] In 2016, Olena Martynkova together with Iulija Osmak, became the winner of the European Team Chess Championship (under 18 years), which was held in Slovenia.[2]
Olena Martynkova five times participated in Ukrainian Women's Chess Championships finals and won two bronze medals: 2019[3] and 2021.[4]
In 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, she moved to Lithuania and began to represent this country in chess tournaments.
In 2022 Olena Martynkova won Lithuanian Women's Chess Championship.[5] In 2023, in Panevėžys she twice in row won Lithuanian Women's Chess Championship.[6]
Olena Martynkova played for Lithuania in the Women's Chess Olympiad:
- In 2022, at first board in the 44th Chess Olympiad (women) in Chennai (+2, =7, -1).[7]
In 2017, she was awarded the FIDE Women International Master (WIM) title.
References
[edit ]- ^ European School Chess 2012
- ^ Командний чемпіонат Європи серед юнаків та дівчат у віковій категорії до 18 років
- ^ Ukraine Women`s Final - 2019
- ^ Ukraine Women Final - 2021
- ^ 2022 m. Lietuvos moterų šachmatų čempionato finalas
- ^ 2023 m. Lietuvos moterų šachmatų čempionato finalas
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 44th Olympiad Chennai 2022 Women". chess-results.com.
External links
[edit ]- Olena Martynkova rating card at FIDE
- Olena Martynkova player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Olena Martynkova chess games at 365Chess.com
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