Anna Ushenina
Biography (1985)
Born in Kharkiv (USSR, now Ukraine) in 1985, Anna Ushenina was introduced to chess at seven by her mother, who believed the game would develop her daughter's intellectual and creative talents.After winning multiple junior events on the national level, Anna was admitted to the Ukrainian team that took gold at the 2006 Chess Olympiad and silver two years later.Seeded just 30th at the Women's World Championship 2012, she was hardly considered one of the favourites, but Anna beat all the odds and got through to the final. In a close match, Anna Ushenina prevailed over former women's world champion Antoaneta Stefanova on a tiebreaker and became Ukraine's first Women's World Champion.Ushenina lost her title in the Women's World Chess Championship 2013 after game seven of a ten-game match against Hou Yifan.
Notable game
In this game, Ushenina took the lead in the final match of the 2012 World Championship, which she ultimately won on a tiebreak
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"64 Chess Review"
A solid positional and very hardworking chess player.
Nigel Short
Ushenina’s style is solid, not spectacular, but she’s deadly when you give her an inch.
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