IM Olga Alexandrova

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Full name

Olga Alexandrova

Born

Jan 28, 1978 (age 45)‎

Place of birth

Ukraine

Federation

Spain

Retired

Rating

Bio

Olga Alexandrova is a Ukrainian-born Spanish international master who has a national title from each country. She won her Women’s Ukrainian Chess Championship in 2004 and Women’s Spanish Chess Championship in 2013. A year before her first national championship, in January 2003, she was rated 2462 and ranked 15 on the list of top women in the world. Alexandrova is married to Spanish GM Miguel Illescas.

Best Game

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (17 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System (13 games)

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (12 games)

Slav Defense (11 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined (6 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (22 games)

French Defense: Rubinstein, Blackburne Defense (14 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (10 games)

Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation (8 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Olga Alexandrova (2432) Hermes Dalo (2258)	1-0	128	2015
Olga Alexandrova (2432) Carmelo Rivero Ojeda (2263)	1-0	37	2015
Olga Alexandrova (2432) Lluis Maria Perpinya Rofes (2408)	0-1	51	2015
Olga Alexandrova (2424) Kathya Mendieta (1877)	1-0	40	2014
Olga Alexandrova (2424) Eesha Karavade (2392)	1-0	48	2014
Olga Alexandrova (2424) Janelle Mae Frayna (2205)	1-0	39	2014
Olga Alexandrova (2424) Rafael Carruana Fuentes (2014)	1-0	50	2014
Olga Alexandrova (2424) Fernando Silva Rodriguez (2217)	1-0	29	2014
Olga Alexandrova (2420) Daniel Jose Queralto (2122)	1-0	43	2014
Olga Alexandrova (2420) Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez (2522)	0-1	45	2014

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