Mariya Muzychuk

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mariya Muzychuk
Occupation	Chess Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 21, 1992(1992-09-21)
Age	32
Birthplace	Stryi
Country	United Kingdomraine
Horoscope	Virgo

Mariya Muzychuk Biography

Mariya Muzychuk is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on September 21, 1992 in Stryi, United Kingdomraine. Mariya Olehivna Muzychuk (Ukrainian: Mariia Olegivna Muzichuk ; born 21 September 1992) is a Ukrainian grandmaster in chess as well as women’s World Chess Champion from April 2015 until March 2016. She also was a two-time women’s champion from Ukraine (2012 and 2013), World Team and European Team champion with Ukraine in 2013, and bronze medalist of in the 2013 and 2012 Chess Olympiad with Ukraine.

She took home in the Women’s World Chess Championship 2015. In the opening round, she played Yuanling Yuan in the classical games, and then beat Yuanling Yuan in tiebreaks. After round 2, she played in with Monika Socko in classical games and beat her in tiebreaks. The third round saw her beat the former Women’s World Chess Champion Antoaneta Stefanova in the classical game by 1 1/2 1 1/2 . In the quarter-finals, she defeated the top seed Humpy Koneru with tiebreaks (2 1/2-1 1/2 ) before beating Dronavalli Harika during the semi- final with tiebreaks (3 1/2 2 1/2 ). In the final, she beat Natalia Pogonina with a score of 2 1/2-1 1/2 . Because of her win she earned her Grandmaster title and was able to participate in her participation in the 2015 Chess World Cup which was held in Baku, Azerbaijan. As of 2015, Muzychuk received her Order of Merit, 3rd Class by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

The holder and the winner of the honorary FIDE award of Caissa as the 2015 best female chess player. Chess Award of Caissa, designed and executed by artisans of the Lobortas Classic Jewelry House, was solemnly presented on September 8, 2016 during the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku.

Muzychuk was the winner of in the female division of the Ukrainian Chess Championship in 2012 and 2013. She also took home the prize for the most beautiful woman in The Gibraltar Masters tournament, where she also won the grandmaster norm.

Mariya Muzychuk Net Worth

Mariya Muzychuk is one of the richest Chess Player from United Kingdomraine. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mariya Muzychuk 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Muzychuk was the winner of the under-10 girls section at the 2002 European Youth Chess Championship in Peniscola, Spain. In November 2010 , she was ranked fifth most highly rated female under-20 player around the globe.

She made it to the top 16 in the 2010 Women’s World Chess Championship, but was defeated by Dronavalli Harika, in the armageddon-style playoff following a tie during the main match.

She lost her title against Hou Yifan in the Women’s World Chess Championship 2016 by 3–6. In 2017 she refused to play in the Women’s World Chess Championship 2017 in Iran out of protest for being obligated to wear a hijab.

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Mariya Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdomraine. Mariya Muzychuk celebrates birthday on September 21 of every year.