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Olena Martynkova

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Olena Martynkova
CountryUkraine (until 2022)
Lithuania (since 2022)
Born (2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 24)
Kramatorsk, Ukraine
TitleWoman International Master (2017)
Peak rating2289 (June 2016)

Olena Martynkova (Ukrainian: Олена Олександрівна Мартинкова; born 22 September 2000) is a Ukrainian and Lithuanian (since 2022) chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 2017). She is two-times winner of Lithuanian Women's Chess Championship (2022, 2023). She is twice bronze medalist of Ukrainian Women's Chess Championship (2019, 2021).

Biography

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Olena Martynkova was one of the best young Ukrainian chess players. She won eight medals in Ukrainian Girl's Chess Championships: 4 gold (2010 - U10, 2016 - U16, 2017 - U18, 2018 - U18), 3 silver (2014 - U14, 2016 - U20, 2017 - U20) and bronze (2013 - U14). In 2012, she won European School Chess Championship in U13 age category.[1] In 2016, Olena Martynkova together with Iulija Osmak, became the winner of the European Team Chess Championship (under 18 years), which was held in Slovenia.[2]

Olena Martynkova five times participated in Ukrainian Women's Chess Championships finals and won two bronze medals: 2019[3] and 2021.[4]

In 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, she moved to Lithuania and began to represent this country in chess tournaments.

In 2022 Olena Martynkova won Lithuanian Women's Chess Championship.[5] In 2023, in Panevėžys she twice in row won Lithuanian Women's Chess Championship.[6]

Olena Martynkova played for Lithuania in the Women's Chess Olympiad:

In 2017, she was awarded the FIDE Women International Master (WIM) title.

References

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  1. ^ European School Chess 2012
  2. ^ Командний чемпіонат Європи серед юнаків та дівчат у віковій категорії до 18 років
  3. ^ Ukraine Women`s Final - 2019
  4. ^ Ukraine Women Final - 2021
  5. ^ 2022 m. Lietuvos moterų šachmatų čempionato finalas
  6. ^ 2023 m. Lietuvos moterų šachmatų čempionato finalas
  7. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 44th Olympiad Chennai 2022 Women". chess-results.com.
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