Olga Baltazhy, nee Olga Hazanovich ( uk, Ольга Семенівна Балтажі; born April 28, 1970,

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. Many times champion of

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in International draughts. Olga Baltazhy is a Women's International grandmaster (GMIF). She train by her husband vice president Ukrainian draughts federation Konstantin Baltazhy.

Career

Olga Baltazhy was European champion in 2014 and Women's Draughts Championship winners in blitz (2015). She took second place at 2001 Women's Draughts Championship, 2017 Women's Draughts Championship (rapid), was third at Women's Draughts Championship in 1995, 2003, 2009 (blitz) and 2012 (blitz), was second at Women's European Championship in 2000 and 2002. Set a record for Ukraine in the number of boards in a simultaneous game – 100 (May 11, 2013). In 1994 graduated Faculty of Economics

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. From 2008 lived in

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. In 2015 Olga Baltazhy was awarded

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World Championship

* 1995 (3 place) * 1997 (6 place) * 1999 (7 place) * 2001 (2 place) * 2003 (3 place) * 2005 (9 place) * 2007 (9 place) * 2010 (5 place) * 2011 (9 place) *

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(15 place) *

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(9 place) *

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(11 place)World championship Woman Willemstad 2023.
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European Championship

* 2000 (2 place) * 2002 (2 place) * 2004 (7 place) * 2006 (4 place) * 2008 (27 place) * 2010 (6 place) * 2012 (25 place) * 2014 (1 place) *

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(4 place)

References

External links

World Championship Women 1973 - 2011Pfofile

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