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GM Natalia Zhukova

Natalia Zhukova

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Full name

Natalia Zhukova

Born

Jun 5, 1979 (age 45)‎

Place of birth

Dresden, East Germany

Federation

Ukraine

Rating

Bio

Natalia Zhukova is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster, earning the title in 2010. As of 2022, she was on the city council of Odessa, Ukraine.

Best Game

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Indian Game: East Indian, London System (33 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (23 games)

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch, Steiner Attack (22 games)

English Opening: Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto Line (21 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (21 games)

Black Pieces

Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Main Line (38 games)

French Defense: Advance, Paulsen, Euwe Variation (18 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Modern System (17 games)

Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights, Rubinstein, Swedish Variation (17 games)

Benko Gambit Fully-Accepted (16 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Natalia Zhukova (2297) Iris Ciarletta (1739)	1-0	25	2024
Natalia Zhukova (2297) Chiara Polterauer (2046)	1-0	43	2024
Natalia Zhukova (2297) Camille De Seroux (2191)	1-0	21	2024
Natalia Zhukova (2297) Viktoria Radeva (2142)	1-0	46	2024
Natalia Zhukova (2297) Bozhena Piddubna (1925)	1-0	63	2024
Natalia Zhukova (2248) Marija Zvereva (2072)	1-0	34	2024
Natalia Zhukova (2248) Kamila Hryshchenko (2061)	1-0	45	2024
Natalia Zhukova (2486) Claudia Amura (2335)	1-0	28	2024
Natalia Zhukova (2498) T G M Peiris (2289)	1-0	59	2024
Natalia Zhukova (2500) San Thit Lwin (2265)	1-0	42	2024

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