12/5/2012 – On December 1st for the first time in the history of independent Ukraine a chess player won the title of World Women Chess Champion. A few days later Anna Ushenina, the 27-year-old IM from Kharkiv, returned to her home town to an enthusiastic welcome of family, friends, admirers and dignitaries, with press conferences, gifts and commendations from the country's leadership.
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The Women’s World Chess Cup 2012 was staged by the Ugorian Chess
Academy in Khanty-Mansiysk from 11 November to 2 December. The best 64
chess players in the world took part in the competition, which consist
of six knock-out rounds of two games, which reduced the participants from
64 to 32, 16, 8, 4, and 2. The winner will play a match against the winner
of FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2011-2012 (Hou Yifan), which will determine
the World Champion among women.
World Champion Anna Ushenina arrives in Ukraine
Report and photos by Anna Korol
On December 3rd, 2012 a festive meeting of the World Women Chess Champion Anna
Ushenina was held in Kharkiv. Anna became the Champion at the recent knock-out
world championship that took place from the 10th of November to the 1st of December
2012 in Khanty-Mansiysk in Russia.
Many supporters came to the airport to congratulate Anna on a brilliant achievement
and to organize a warm greeting on her native soil. Among them were her mother
Olga, friends, colleagues and admirers, local authorities and chess federation
representatives, in particular the President of the Kharkiv Region Chess Federation
and Rector of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Sergey
Gusarov, the Head of the Family, Youth and Sports Department of Kharkiv Region
State Administration Dmitry Perepelitsa, the vice rector of NU "Law Academy
of Ukraine" and President of the Chess Club "Law Academy" Anatoly
Getman, and Anna’s coach and manager, the first vice president of the
Kharkiv Chess Federation Gennady Krugovoy.
The President of the Ukrainian Chess Federation Viktor Kapustin followed the
competition online from an official business trip abroad. On his behalf the
Head of the UCF International Cooperation Commission Olena Boytsun greeted Anna
Ushenina on a brilliant victory.
With her mother Olga
The President of the Ukrainian Chess Federation Viktor Kapustin congratulated
Anna Ushenina on the historic victory: “This striking success became possible
due to years of daily hard work by Anna, and her outstanding personal qualities
– endurance, strong will and confidence. Anna Ushenina is an example commitment
and talent, professionalism and chess excellence. She is the pride of Ukraine!”
Till now none of the Ukrainian women chess players even fought in the final
for the world chess crown. Viktor Kapustin expressed confidence that this important
event in the history of national chess would be the beginning of a new stage
in development of chess in Ukraine.
Anna’s coach and manager Gennady Krugovoy
Anna Ushenina was welcomed as a true hero with flowers and greetings. Correspondents
from national and regional media asked her to share her fresh impressions about
the competition and winning the title.
After meeting at the airport all the participants went to Kharkiv National
University of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, where a press conference was held,
as well as a reception in her honor. There were many pleasant gifts waiting
for Anna – sweet chess pies, a laptop, an unusual chess set – as
well as congratulations and sincere wishes from colleagues, friends, coaches,
fans and officials.
Anna Ushenina got congratulations from the highest officials of Ukraine. The
President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich officially congratulated her for her
brilliant achievement, as did the Prime Minister of Ukraine Nikolai Azarov,
the Head of the Sport Committee of the Parliament of Ukraine Pavel Kostenko,
and the Vice Prime Minister Raisa Bogatyreva. The Ukrainian Chess Federation
plans to hold a big chess celebration in honor of Anna Ushenina in December
in Kiev.
Anna Ushenina (born 30.08.1985 in Kharkiv), International Women Grandmaster,
International Master among men, honored master of sports of Ukraine, member
of the national women's team of Ukraine. Her highest rating was 2502, made on
01.07.2007
The highest achievements: Champion of Ukraine among girls under 12 years (1997);
two-time champion of Ukraine among girls under 14 years (1998 and 1999); two-time
champion of Ukraine among girls of 20 years (2000 and 2002); European champion
among girls under 18 in the national girls team of Ukraine, and silver prize
winner on the 1st board (2002); champion of Ukraine among women, a bronze medalist
in the championship of Ukraine among girls under 20 (2005); world champion of
the Women's Chess Olympiad in the national team of Ukraine (Turin, Italy), silver
medalist of Ukrainian championship among women (2006); bronze medalist of team
championship among women in the national team of Ukraine, the first place on
the third board in the national team of Ukraine for European Women’s Team
Championship (2007); silver medalist at the World Women's Chess Olympiad in
the national team of Ukraine (Dresden, Germany), bronze medalist of European
Championship for Women (2008); Bronze medalist at World Team Championship (Ningbo,
China) and Europe (Novi Sad, Serbia) among women in the national team of Ukraine
(Ningbo, China, 2009); champion of Ukraine in rapid and blitz chess among women
(2012); second place in the international women's Super Tournament in Krasnotur'yinsk
and the international chess festival «Moscow Open» among women tournament
"C" (Russia, 2008); winner of International Women Grandmaster Tournament
"12th Cup of Rector" (Kharkiv, 2010); bronze medalist at the World
Women's Chess Olympiad in the national team of Ukraine (Istanbul, Turkey, 2012);
FIDE World Women Chess Champion (Khanty-Mansiysk, 2012).
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