Yuliya Shvayger

Yuliya Shvayger (born 2 October 1994) is an Israeli chess player. She was awarded the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 2017.

Originally from Ukraine,[1] Shvayger switched her national federation to Israel in 2012.[2] Since then she has played on the Israeli team at the Women's Chess Olympiad and the Women's European Team Chess Championship. She won the individual bronze medal for board 4 at the Women's European Team Championship in 2013.

Shvayger is married to chess grandmaster Arkadij Naiditsch.[3]

References

  1. Title apllications. 2nd quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2013, 4-7 May, Baku, AZE. FIDE.
  2. Player transfers in 2012. FIDE.
  3. McGourty, Colin (2015-08-12). "Naiditsch: "I'm not afraid of anybody"". chess24.com.


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