Olga Dolzhykova
Olga Dolzhykova (Olga Dolzhikova; Olga Dolzjikova; born 22 January 1979) is a Ukrainian-Norwegian chess player and educator.
| Olga Dolzhykova | |
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| Country | Norway |
| Born | 22 January 1979 Ukraine, Soviet Union |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (2002) |
| Peak rating | 2342 (January 2001) |
Career
Dolzhykova holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2002).[1][2] She plays chess for the club Oslo Schakselskap, and has represented Norway internationally at the Chess Olympiad and the European Team Chess Championship.[3]
She has a doctorate in chess pedagogy and has been assigned with Norges Toppidrettsgymnas, working with chess education for children and young adults.[3]
Personal life
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 eventually settled in Norway with her husband and son.[4]
References
- "Dolzhikova, Olga". FIDE. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- 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
- Stanford, Sheila. "Olga Dolzjikova". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- Johnsen, Sylvia (21 January 2019). "Profil: Olga Dolzhykova". sjakkselskapet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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