Ekaterina Atalik (née Polovnikova; born 14 November 1982 in
Kirov) is a
Russia
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Turkish chess
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player, who holds the titles of
International Master (IM) and
Woman Grandmaster
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(WGM).
She won the
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in the under-16 girls' section in 1997.
In 2005, she
married
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Grandmaster Suat Atalık
Suat Atalık (born October 10, 1964) is a Turkish-Bosnian chess grandmaster. He is a three-time Turkish Chess Champion.
Chess career
He was born in Turkey in 1964, represented Turkey in the World Junior Chess Championship in 1983, and was th ...
from Turkey, and obtained Turkish citizenship. She took clear second place, behind her husband, at the 3rd
Mediterranean Chess Championship, held from 31 January to 8 February 2006 in
Antalya
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, and was declared Mediterranean women's champion.
In April 2006 she won the 7th
European Women's Chess Championship in
Kuşadası
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, Turkey. Atalik also won the
Turkish women's championship in 2008 and 2016.
In January 2016, she took clear first place in the 15th
Prague
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Open with a score of 8/9, a full point ahead of the nearest followers.
Notable games
Nino Khurtsidze vs Ekaterina Polovnikova-Atalik, FIDE Women's World Championship 2004, English Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, General (A11), ½-½Ekaterina Polovnikova-Atalik vs Almira Skripchenko-Lautier, Biel Int'l Festival (Ladies) 2006, Indian Game: Budapest Defense (A51), 1-0
References
External links
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Ekaterina Atalikchess games at 365Chess.com
Ekaterina Polovnikovachess games at 365Chess.com
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1982 births
Living people
Chess International Masters
Chess woman grandmasters
European Chess Champions
Russian female chess players
Turkish female chess players
Sportspeople from Kirov, Kirov Oblast
Naturalized citizens of Turkey
Turkish sportswomen
Russian emigrants to Turkey
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