Ekaterina Atalik
Russian-Turkish chess player (born 1982)
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Ekaterina Atalik (née Polovnikova; born 14 November 1982 in Kirov)[1] is a Russian-Turkish chess player, who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM).
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 14 November 1982 |
Spouse | |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Russia (until 2005) Turkey (since 2005) |
| Title | International Master (2007) Woman Grandmaster (2001) |
| Peak rating | 2481 (September 2011) |
She won the European Youth Chess Championship in the under-16 girls' section in 1997.
In 2005, she married Grandmaster Suat Atalık from Turkey, and obtained Turkish citizenship.[2] She took clear second place, behind her husband, at the 3rd Mediterranean Chess Championship, held from 31 January to 8 February 2006 in Antalya, and was declared Mediterranean women's champion.[3]
In April 2006, she won the 7th European Women's Chess Championship in Kuşadası, Turkey.[4] Atalik also won the Turkish women's championship in 2008 and 2016.[5]
In January 2016, she took clear first place in the 15th Prague Open with a score of 8/9, a full point ahead of the nearest followers.[6]
