Svitlana Demchenko
| Svitlana Demchenko | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Born | October 4, 2003 |
| Title | Woman International Master (2019) |
| FIDE rating | 2183 (September 2022) |
| Peak rating | 2285 (September 2021) |
Svitlana Demchenko (born October 4, 2003) is a Ukrainian-born Canadian chess player. Svitlana Demchenko achieved the title of Woman Fide Master (WFM) in 2016 and now holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM) since achieved in 2019.[1] She played on the Canadian Women's Chess Olympiad team in 2018 on the fourth board, scoring 5½/9.[2] She competed in the 2021 Women's Chess World Cup, where she pushed 35th seed Karina Cyfka to tiebreaks in the first round despite being rated more than 300 points lower, losing in the second set of rapid tiebreaks.[3]
References
- ^ Kaehler, Arne (23 April 2021). "Rapid Interview - Svitlana Demchenko". ChessBase. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "43nd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Women: Team composition for federation Canada - Women". Chess Results. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ McGourty, Colin (15 July 2021). "FIDE World Cup 1.3: 14-year-old Volodar Murzin in upset win". chess24. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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