Olga Dolzhykova | |
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Country | Ukraine (until 2012) Norway (since 2012) |
Born | Ukraine, Soviet Union | 22 January 1979
Title | Woman Grandmaster (2002) |
Peak rating | 2342 (January 2001) |
Olga Dolzhykova (Olga Dolzhikova; Olga Dolzjikova; born 22 January 1979) is a Ukrainian-Norwegian chess player and educator.
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 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 , working with chess education for children and young adults.[3]
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]
Olga Dolzjikova 2002