GM Natalia Zhukova

Natalia Zhukova

Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com.

Full name

Natalia Zhukova

Born

Jun 5, 1979 (age 47)‎

Place of birth

Dresden, East Germany

Federation

Ukraine

Rating

Bio

Natalia Zhukova is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster, earning the title in 2010. As of 2022, she was on the city council of Odessa, Ukraine.

Best Game

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Indian Game: East Indian, London System (33 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (23 games)

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch, Steiner Attack (22 games)

English Opening: Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto Line (21 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (21 games)

Black Pieces

Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Main Line (38 games)

French Defense: Advance, Paulsen, Euwe Variation (18 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Modern System (17 games)

Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights, Rubinstein, Swedish Variation (17 games)

Benko Gambit Fully-Accepted (16 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Natalia Zhukova (2289) Monica Calzetta Ruiz (2048)	1-0	42	2025
Natalia Zhukova (2289) Inna Gaponenko (2218)	1-0	30	2025
Natalia Zhukova (2289) Alicja Sliwicka (2233)	1-0	30	2025
Natalia Zhukova (2247) Ines Bernard (1994)	1-0	44	2025
Natalia Zhukova (2247) Meri Arabidze (2335)	1-0	47	2025
Natalia Zhukova (2306) Eva Mihaljevic (2039)	1-0	53	2025
Natalia Zhukova (2306) Martina Korenova (2048)	1-0	34	2025
Natalia Zhukova (2306) Narmin Abdinova (2083)	1-0	23	2025
Natalia Zhukova (2305) Veronika Exler (2180)	1-0	33	2025
Natalia Zhukova (2305) Nadya Toncheva (2332)	1-0	79	2025