Polina Shuvalova

Polina Shuvalova (Russian: Полина Сергеевна Шувалова; born 12 March 2001) is a Russian Woman Grandmaster (WGM) (2019).She is the 2019 World Girls U-20 Champion [1] as well as the World Girl's U18 Champion in 2018 [2] and 2019.[3]

Polina Shuvalova
Polina Shuvalova in 2018
CountryRussia
Born (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001
TitleWoman Grandmaster (WGM) (2016)
FIDE rating2454 (June 2020)

Biography

Polina Shuvalova was Moscow chess school schoolgirl. In 2017, she won the Russian Junior Chess Championship in the U21 girls age group.[4]

In the 2000s Polina Shuvalova repeatedly represented Russia at the European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships in different age groups, where she won four medals: two gold (in 2013, at the European Youth Chess Championship in the U12 girls age group,[5] and in 2018, at the World Youth Chess Championship in the U18 girls age group[6]), silver (in 2017, at the World Youth Chess Championship in the U16 girls age group[7]) and bronze (in 2016, at the World Youth Chess Championship in the U16 girls age group[8]).

In April 2016, she won the Moscow Women's Chess Championship.[9] In December 2017, in Saint Petersburg Polina Shuvalova made her debut in the Russian Women's Chess Championship Superfinal in which she shared 7st-9st place with Marina Nechaeva (tournament won Aleksandra Goryachkina).[10] In September 2018, in Satka she took 8th place in the Russian Women's Chess Championship Superfinal.[11] In October 2019, she won World Youth Chess Championship in G18 age group.[12]

In 2016, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title.[13]

References
  1. "Evgeny Shtembuliak and Polina Shuvalova are World Junior Champions 2019". Chess News. 2019-10-27. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  2. "Youth Championship marred by bribery accusation". chess24.com. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  3. "Praggnanandhaa and Polina dominate World Youth 2019". Chess News. 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  4. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Russian Championship G21 2017". chess-results.com.
  5. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 23rd EUROPEAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 - GIRLS U12". chess-results.com.
  6. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Chess Championships 2018". chess-results.com.
  7. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Chess Championship 2017". chess-results.com.
  8. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Chess Championship 2016 G16". chess-results.com.
  9. "Полина Шувалова – триумфатор чемпионата Москвы! • Официальный сайт Шахматной федерации Москвы". moscowchess.org.
  10. "ChessPro. Суперфиналы чемпионата России 2017. Все о турнире". chesspro.ru.
  11. "ChessPro. Суперфиналы чемпионата России, Сатка 2018. Все о турнире". chesspro.ru.
  12. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Chess Championship 2019 - Girls U18". chess-results.com.
  13. "FIDE Title Applications (GM, IM, WGM, WIM, IA, FA, IO)". ratings.fide.com.


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