Ekaterina Atalik
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Ekaterina Atalik (née Polovnikova; born 14 November 1982 in Kirov)[1] is a Russian-Turkish chess player, who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM).
She won the European Youth Chess Championship in the under-16 girls' section in 1997.
In 2005, she married Grandmaster Suat Atalık from Turkey, and obtained Turkish citizenship.[2] She took clear second place, behind her husband, at the 3rd Mediterranean Chess Championship, held from 31 January to 8 February 2006 in Antalya, and was declared Mediterranean women's champion.[3]
In April 2006 she won the 7th European Women's Chess Championship in Kuşadası, Turkey.[4] Atalik also won the Turkish women's championship in 2008 and 2016.[5]
In January 2016, she took clear first place in the 15th Prague Open with a score of 8/9, a full point ahead of the nearest followers.[6]
Notable games
- Nino Khurtsidze vs Ekaterina Polovnikova-Atalik, FIDE Women's World Championship 2004, English Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, General (A11), ½-½
- Ekaterina Polovnikova-Atalik vs Almira Skripchenko-Lautier, Biel Int'l Festival (Ladies) 2006, Indian Game: Budapest Defense (A51), 1-0
References
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External links
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- Ekaterina Atalik chess games at 365Chess.com
- Ekaterina Polovnikova chess games at 365Chess.com
- Ekaterina Polovnikova-Atalik player profile and games at Chessgames.comTemplate:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Chess International Masters
- Chess Woman Grandmasters
- European Chess Champions
- Russian female chess players
- Russian chess players
- Turkish female chess players
- Turkish chess players
- Sportspeople from Kirov, Kirov Oblast
- Naturalized citizens of Turkey
- Russian emigrants to Turkey
- 21st-century Russian sportswomen