Anna Yuriyivna Ushenina, born August 30, 1985, is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster, a title she earned in 2012, who was Women's World Chess Champion from November 2012 to September 2013. Her peak FIDE rating of 2502 came in July 2007, and beyond her world championship reign she won the European Women's Chess Championship in 2016. She has been a strong contributor to Ukraine's national team, winning a gold medal with the Ukrainian team at the 44th Chess Olympiad in 2022 and an individual silver medal on board three at the same event.
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Career Highlight14th Women's World Chess Champion, 2012 1 Classification
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How did Anna Ushenina win the 2012 Women's World Chess Championship final?
She beat Antoaneta Stefanova 1.5-0.5 in a tiebreak after the final was tied 2-2.
The final against Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria was tied 2-2 after four games played from November 27 to 30. Ushenina then won the two-game tiebreak 1.5-0.5, drawing the first game and winning the second.
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Anna Yuriyivna Ushenina (Ukrainian: Анна Юріївна Ушеніна; born 30 August 1985) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster who was Women's World Chess Champion from November 2012 to September 2013.
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Anna Yuriyivna Ushenina (Ukrainian: Анна Юріївна Ушеніна; born 30 August 1985) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster
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In the final of the Women's World Chess Championship 2012 she achieved a tiebreak victory over Antoaneta Stefanova to become the 14th Women's World Chess Champion.
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Anna Yuriyivna Ushenina (Ukrainian: Анна Юріївна Ушеніна; born 30 August 1985) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster who was Women's World Chess Champion from November 2012 to September 2013.
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is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster who was Women's World Chess Champion from November 2012 to September 2013.
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In the final of the Women's World Chess Championship 2012 she achieved a tiebreak victory over Antoaneta Stefanova to become the 14th Women's World Chess Champion.
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