Polina Shuvalova
Polina Shuvalova learned chess at the age of five and soon started to go for training at the Orsk chess club. She was playing in different youth championships, but her biggest success was winning the European U12 championship with a score of 9/9 in Budva.
Then she moved to Moscow and in 2015 entered the organization “Youth of Moscow”. Soon, she started playing in non-aged tournaments. Her last and biggest success in youth chess was winning U18 and U20 world championships in New Dehli and Mumbai in October 2019, also achieving the WGM title.
Since 2017 she started qualifying for the Russian superfinals, and in 2020 she was a vice-champion. Starting in 2021, she also became a regular member of the Russian women’s team, which won the online olympiad, and world and European champions. As a part of the team, Polina won gold medals in the Russian team championships in different disciplines.
Finally, at the end of 2022, she achieved her biggest success so far, by winning the won bronze medal at the women’s world blitz championship.
Polina Shuvalova Top 5 Games
(Note: The full study with Polina’s annotated games can be found on the following link and is publicly available for free)
1) Pogosian – Shuvalova, Voronezh Open, 2014
One from Polina’s early days, featuring a very nice combination.
2) Shuvalova – Afonasieva, World Youth U18 (Girls), 2019
A very nice combination from a very important game from the World Youth U18 Championship held in 2019, which Polina ended up winning.
3) Shuvalova – Assaubayeva, World Youth U20 (Girls), 2019
An even more important game against a rival, played at the World Youth U20 championship in 2019, which Polina also ended up winning.
4) Ponkratov – Shuvalova, Russian Higher League, 2022
A very convincing and powerful victory against a very strong and experienced Grandmaster.
5) Dronavalli – Shuvalova
An important victory over the Indian nr. 2 from the World Blitz Championship for Women held in 2022, where Polina ended up winning the third place!
Polina Shuvalova Top 5 Games Video