Olena Martynkova

Olena Martynkova was one of the best young Ukrainian chess players. She won eight medals in Ukrainian Girl's Chess Championships: 4 gold (2010 - U10, 2016 - U16, 2017 - U18, 2018 - U18), 3 silver (2014 - U14, 2016 - U20, 2017 - U20) and bronze (2013 - U14). In 2012, she won European School Chess Championship in U13 age category.^[1] In 2016, Olena Martynkova together with Iulija Osmak, became the winner of the European Team Chess Championship (under 18 years), which was held in Slovenia.^[2]

Olena Martynkova five times participated in Ukrainian Women's Chess Championships finals and won two bronze medals: 2019^[3] and 2021.^[4]

In 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, she moved to Lithuania and began to represent this country in chess tournaments.

In 2022 Olena Martynkova won Lithuanian Women's Chess Championship.^[5] In 2023, in Panevėžys she twice in row won Lithuanian Women's Chess Championship.^[6]

Olena Martynkova played for Lithuania in the Women's Chess Olympiad:

• In 2022, at first board in the 44th Chess Olympiad (women) in Chennai (+2, =7, -1).^[7]

In 2017, she was awarded the FIDE Women International Master (WIM) title.

• Olena Martynkova rating card at FIDE
• Olena Martynkova player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Olena Martynkova chess games at 365Chess.com

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