Irina Kryukova

Irina Viktorovna Kryukova (Russian: Ирина Викторовна Крюкова; born 18 May 1968), née Kulish, is a Russian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2001).

Irina Kryukova
Full nameIrina Viktorovna Kryukova
CountryRussia
Born (1968-05-18) 18 May 1968
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
TitleWoman Grandmaster (2001)
Peak rating2326 (October 2001)

Biography

In the early and mid-1990s, Irina Kryukova was among the leading female chess players in Russia. In 1994, she won silver medal in Russian Women's Chess Championship behind Ekaterina Kovalevskaya.[1]

Irina Kryukova two times participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournaments:

Irina Kryukova played for Russia-2 team in the Women's Chess Olympiad:[4]

In 1993, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title eight year later. Also Kryukova received FIDE International Arbiter (IA, 2011) and FIDE International Organizer (FIO, 2012) titles.

Known as a chess trainer in various chess schools in Moscow and Moscow Oblast, where she has worked for more than 20 years.[5][6]

References
  1. "RUS-ch (Women) 1994". 365Chess.com.
  2. "1993 Jakarta Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". Mark-Weeks.com.
  3. "1995 Kishinev Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". Mark-Weeks.com.
  4. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Irina Kulish". OlimpBase.org.
  5. "Тренеры - преподаватели шахматной школы" [Coaches - teachers of the chess school]. ChampionChess.ru (in Russian).
  6. "Крюкова Ирина Викторовна" [Kryukova Irina Viktorovna]. Serpeika.com (in Russian).


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