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About Natalia
Meet Grandmaster Natalia Pogonina
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Written Monday, 25 December 2028
Natalia Pogonina (born March 9, 1985) is a chess grandmaster and one of the best female chess players in the world.
Since 2004 she has been a member of Team Russia and has won three Olympic gold medals playing for her country.
Woman Grandmaster (WGM), three-times European champion (U16, twice U18), bronze prize winner at the World Championship (U18) and European Women's Championship, winner of the gold medal at the 1st International Mind Sports Games, Russian women's champion (2012, 2018) and #1 at multiple prestigious international tournaments (2005 – Bykova Memorial, 2007 – Rudenko memorial, 2009 – Moscow Open, etc.). Ranked as 3rd most successful female chess player in the world in 2009 by the Association of Chess Professionals.
In 2011 Natalia became the only chess player in the world
to simultaneously win the Eurocup and European Team Chess Championship
and in 2013 - the only person to hold the individual and team Russian Champion titles.
She was runner-up at Women's World Team Chess Championship-2011 and earned the bronze medal in 2013.
Natalia is the reigning Olympic Women's Chess Champion.
In 2015 Natalia Pogonina became the runner-up of the Women's World Chess Championship.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 11 May 2019 )
Natalia Pogonina's Tournament Calendar
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Pogonina.com offers the latest information about chess in general & Natalia's performances.
Nonetheless, people often ask in which events Natalia is going to take part.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 18 December 2017 ) Chess Links
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Written by Peter Zhdanov
Friday, 17 April 2009
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