Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Anna Zatonskih (born Hanna Vitaliivna Zatonskih [a], July 17, 1978) [3] is a Ukrainian American chess player who holds the titles International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a four-time U.S. women's champion, as well as a former Ukrainian women's champion.
Anna Zatonskih is a Ukrainian-born American international master and woman grandmaster. She has won multiple championships, including the Ukrainian Women's Championship in 2001 and the U.S. Women's Championship in 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2011.
Zatonskih, Anna. World Rank (Active): 3729. Federation: United States of America. FIDE ID: 14101572. B-Year: 1978.
Anna Zatonskih is a four-time U.S. Women's Champion, winning the title in 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2011. For a decade, Zatonskih dominated the championship along with her rival, Irina Krush. Year after year from 2006-2015, it was considered virtually a given that one of them would win the title.
Anna is known for calculation skills that even Garry Kasparov praised at a 2004 Olympic training session. This is no accident. To train, Anna sets a clock, studies a complex endgame study or tactical position and writes down all her analysis.
IM Anna Zatonskih became the winner of the 2023 Cairns Cup. Anna secured the title with one round to spare, an impressive result considering she won three games with the black pieces during the tournament.
Anna Zatonskih is a four-time U.S. Women’s Champion and three-time Ukrainian Women’s Champion, and she placed 3rd in last year’s U.S. Women’s Chess Championship. She also contributed to the success of the U.S. at the 36th, 37th, and 38th Chess Olympiads, where the U.S. placed 2nd, 4th, and 3rd respectively.