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Aleksandra Goryachkina

1998 - Today

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Aleksandra Yuryevna Goryachkina (Russian: Александра Юрьевна Горячкина; born 28 September 1998) is a Russian chess grandmaster (GM). She is currently the highest rated Russian woman in chess history with a peak FIDE rating of 2611. Goryachkina was the challenger in the 2020 Women's World Championship match, which she lost in rapid tiebreaks to Ju Wenjun. She is also a three-time Russian Women's Chess Champion, which she achieved in 2015, 2017, and 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Aleksandra Goryachkina is the 360th most popular chess player (down from 352nd in 2024), the 3,255th most popular biography from Russia (down from 3,238th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Russian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Aleksandra Goryachkina ranks 360 out of 461. Before her are Alexander Motylev, Iván Morovic, Richárd Rapport, Elisabeth Pähtz, Vladimir Malakhov, and Daniil Dubov. After her are Alexander Goldin, Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant, Stuart Conquest, Irisberto Herrera, Anton Korobov, and Wesley So.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1998, Aleksandra Goryachkina ranks 204. Before her are Nicolás Domínguez, Emily Willis, Amadou Haidara, Supachok Sarachat, Jorge Carrascal, and Musa Barrow. After her are Juan Soto, Felix Sandman, Dylan Sprayberry, Jhon Lucumí, Arilena Ara, and Lou Jeanmonnot.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Aleksandra Goryachkina ranks 3,255 out of 3,761. Before her are Dmitri Khlestov (1971), Yuri Trofimov (1984), Sergey Ryazansky (1974), Egor Mekhontsev (1984), Aniuar Geduev (1987), and Daniil Dubov (1996). After her are Victoria Lopyreva (1983), Vladimir Bystrov (1984), Irina Korzhanenko (1974), Fedor Černych (1991), Olga Bogoslovskaya (1964), and Rakhim Chakhkiev (1983).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Russia

Among chess players born in Russia, Aleksandra Goryachkina ranks 60. Before her are Pavel Tregubov (1971), Evgeny Alekseev (1985), Evgeny Tomashevsky (1987), Alexander Motylev (1979), Vladimir Malakhov (1980), and Daniil Dubov (1996). After her are Alexander Goldin (1964), Anton Korobov (1985), Evgeniy Najer (1977), Yelena Dembo (1983), Anish Giri (1994), and Vadim Zvjaginsev (1976).

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