Natalia Zhukova
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Natalia Oleksandrivna Zhukova is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster and two-time European women's champion. She won several age-group titles as a teenager, at both the European and world levels. She has al
Zhukova at the 42nd Chess Olympiad in 2016
37th Chess Olympiad
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The 37th Chess Olympiad, organized by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between May 20 and June 4,
Natalia Zhukova
…since age 17 in 1996, the same year she won the Ukrainian women's championship in her debut. She played board one on the winning Ukrainian team at the 2006 Women's Chess Olympiad. Zhukova was just 12 years old when she made her debut at the World Youth Championship level at Mamaia 1991, tying for 3rd–4th place in the Girls' U12…
A 2006 stamp of Moldova featuring the logo of the 37th Chess Olympiad
A 2007 stamp of Armenia dedicated to the 37th Chess Olympiad
The tournament venue: The Oval Lingotto
Italy's Marina Brunello (12), with Olympiad mascot Ruki and Turin Mayor Sergio Chiamparino