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

Olga Dolzhykova
CountryUkraine (until 2012)
Norway (since 2012)
Born (1979-01-22) 22 January 1979 (age 45)
Ukraine, Soviet Union
TitleWoman Grandmaster (2002)
Peak rating2342 (January 2001)

Career

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Dolzhykova holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2002).[1][2] She plays chess for the club Oslo Schakselskap [no], 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 Norges Toppidrettsgymnas [no], working with chess education for children and young adults.[3]

Personal life

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Dolzhikova, Olga". FIDE. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ Bryhn, Rolf; Stanford, Sheila. "sjakk – Norske stormestere" [chess - Norwegian grandmasters]. In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2022. Olga Dolzjikova 2002
  3. ^ a b Stanford, Sheila. "Olga Dolzjikova". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Cup Independence - A (open) October 2008 Ukraine FIDE Chess Tournament report". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  5. ^ Johnsen, Sylvia (21 January 2019). "Profil: Olga Dolzhykova". sjakkselskapet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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