The Women's World Chess Championship was held from 16 March to 7 April 2015 in Sochi, Russia. It was a 64-player knockout tournament. It was originally scheduled from 11 to 31 October 2014 but problem
Mariya Muzychuk, winner of the 2015 championship
Natalia Pogonina, finalist of the championship
Mariya Muzychuk
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Mariya Olehivna Muzychuk is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster and women's world chess champion from April 2015 to March 2016. She is also a twice women's champion of Ukraine, World Team and European Team
Women's World Chess Championship 2015
…early 2015 in Sochi. The unclear state of the tournament was highly criticised by the Association of Chess Professionals (ACP). In the final, Ukrainian Mariya Muzychuk, seeded 8th, defeated Russian Natalia Pogonina, seeded 31st. As a result of this victory, Muzychuk was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM), qualified…
Muzychuk in 2022
2015 Ukrainian postage stamp featuring the sisters Muzychuk