Olga Dolzhykova Explained

Olga Dolzhykova
Country:Ukraine (until 2012)
Norway (since 2012)
Birth Date:22 January 1979
Birth Place:Ukraine, Soviet Union
Woman Grandmaster (2002)
Peakrating:2342 (January 2001)
Fideid:14105870

Olga Dolzhykova (Olga Dolzhikova; Olga Dolzjikova; born 22 January 1979) is a Ukrainian-Norwegian chess player and educator.

Career

Dolzhykova holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2002).[1] [2] She plays chess for the club, and has represented Norway internationally at the Chess Olympiad and the European Team Chess Championship.[3]

She was the joint winner of the Ukrainian Independence cup - A in 2008.[4]

She has a doctorate in chess pedagogy and has been assigned with, working with chess education for children and young adults.[3]

Personal life

Dolzhikova was born in Ukraine. She is a sister of Kateryna Dolzhykova and thus a former sister-in-law of Sergey Karjakin. She moved to Norway in 2012 as a student, and has settled in Norway with her husband and son.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dolzhikova, Olga . FIDE . 31 December 2022.
  2. Encyclopedia: sjakk – Norske stormestere . chess - Norwegian grandmasters . Rolf . Bryhn . Sheila . Stanford . . Erik . Bolstad . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 31 December 2022 . Olga Dolzjikova 2002.
  3. Encyclopedia: Olga Dolzjikova . Sheila . Stanford . Sheila Barth Stanford . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 31 December 2022.
  4. Web site: Cup Independence - A (open) October 2008 Ukraine FIDE Chess Tournament report . 2024-03-09 . ratings.fide.com.
  5. Web site: Profil: Olga Dolzhykova . Sylvia . Johnsen . sjakkselskapet.no . no . 21 January 2019 . 31 December 2022.