Mariya Muzychuk Wins Ukrainian Women's Championship
The 72nd Ukrainian Women's Championship took place from 25 September - 3 October in Kharkiv.
The format was a 10-player single round-robin with the top seed being Kateryna Lahno.
It was a very strong event for a national women's chess championship and three players finished level with 6½ points: Mariya Muzychuk, Kateryna Lahno and Anna Ushenina.
Mariya Muzychuk (pictured) was awarded the title on superior tie-breaks.
The time control was 30 moves in 90 minutes with a 30 second increment.
The final standings
| # | Title | Name | Elo | Pts |
| 1 | IM | Muzychuk, Mariya | 2466 | 6.5 |
| 2 | GM | Lahno, Kateryna | 2542 | 6.5 |
| 3 | IM | Ushenina, Anna | 2433 | 6.5 |
| 4 | GM | Zhukova, Natalia | 2442 | 5.5 |
| 5 | IM | Gaponenko, Inna | 2404 | 5.0 |
| 6 | WFM | Gritsayeva, Oksana | 2319 | 4.0 |
| 7 | IM | Kononenko, Tatiana | 2374 | 3.5 |
| 8 | WIM | Andrenko, Irina | 2228 | 3.0 |
| 9 | WIM | Rakhmangulova, Anastasiya | 2254 | 2.5 |
| 10 | WIM | Dolzhykova, Kateryna | 2313 | 2.0 |
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(l to r) Kateryna Lahno, Mariya Muzychuk and Anna Ushenina
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Picture of the winners from the official website coverage. Games via TWIC.
