Alexandra Obolentseva

Obolentseva began playing chess in September 2007 at six years of age, in the Sport School No. 4 of Tula. Her coach was Nikolai Mikhailovich Golovin.[http://www.tula.ru/administration/territorial-control/zarechenskiy-district/district_brief_background/cultural_institutions.php?sphrase_id=14100 The Tula official information portal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108120453/https://www.tula.ru/administration/territorial-control/zarechenskiy-district/district_brief_background/cultural_institutions.php?sphrase_id=14100 |date=2018-01-08 }} {{in lang|ru}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport-interfax.ru/63261|script-title=ru:Семилетняя жительница Тулы поедет на чемпионат мира по шахматам|date=2009-02-14|website=Interfax.ru|language=ru|access-date=2019-04-21}} She won the Russian Youth Championships three times, in the categories girls U8 in 2009,{{cite web|url=http://younglions.chessdom.com/alexandra-obolentseva|title=Alexandra Obolentseva wins the Russian U8 chess championship|date=2009-06-01|publisher=Chessdom|accessdate=2011-12-14|archive-date=2018-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120132333/http://younglions.chessdom.com/alexandra-obolentseva|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.chessblog.com/2009/06/women-chess-kaleidoscope.html|title=Women Chess Kaleidoscope|last=Kosteniuk|first=Alexandra|authorlink=Alexandra Kosteniuk|date=2009-06-01|website=Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog|access-date=2016-09-02}} girls U10 in 2011,[http://ruchess.ru/news/report/reps_6239/ Final report with pictures]. Russian Chess Federation {{in lang|ru}} and girls U12 in 2012.[http://ruchess.ru/downloads/2012/junior/d12b/ U12 Girls Russian Championship]. Russian Chess Federation {{in lang|ru}}

In 2009, by finishing first in an event for children at the 6th International Chess Festival "Moscow Open",[http://open2009.moscowchess.org/d/tableD_8_eng.php Moscow Open 2009] she qualified to play in the World School Chess Championships in Thessaloniki, Greece. In this event, Obolentseva took fifth place in the Girls Under 9 division, and first place in the Under 8 subgroup.

In 2010, in the 6th World School Chess Championships in Kayseri, Turkey, Obolentseva came in second place on tie-break in the girls U9 section, losing out to Khanim Balajayeva from Azerbaijan.{{Cite web|url=http://wscc2010.tsf.org.tr/component/option,com_turnuva/task,show/dosya,36/Itemid,36/lang,turkish/|title=6th World School Chess Championship - UNDER 9 GİRLS|last=|first=|date=|website=wscc2010.tsf.org.tr|publisher=Turkish Chess Federation|access-date=2016-09-02}} At the World Youth Championships 2010 in Halkidiki, Greece, under the guidance of her new coach, Vladimir Vulfson, she finished third in the girls U10 division.{{Cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/2010-world-youth-che-championship-final-report|title=2010 World Youth Chess Championship – Final report|date=2010-11-01|publisher=ChessBase|access-date=2016-09-02}} As a result, FIDE awarded her the title Woman Candidate Master.

In November 2011, at the World Youth Championships in Caldas Novas, Brazil, she took the gold medal to become the girls under 10 world champion. As a result, she was awarded the title Woman FIDE Master. In 2012, she won the girls under 11 event of the World School Championships in Iași, Romania,[http://www.chess-results.com/tnr69339.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=9&wi=821 8th World School Individual Chess Championship Girls U11]. Chess-Results.com and took the bronze medal at the European Youth Chess Championships in Prague in the girls under 12 category.[http://www.chess-results.com/tnr79019.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=9&wi=821 European Youth Chess Championship 2012]. chess-results.com.

In 2013, she played for Russia's second team in the girls' section of the European Youth Team Championship in Maribor, Solovenia.{{Cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playerseg/i0gisk4m.html|title=European Girls' U18 Team Chess Championship: Alexandra Obolentseva|last=Bartelski|first=Wojciech|website=www.olimpbase.org|publisher=OlimpBase}} In 2014 Obolentseva won the girls U13 event of the European School Chess Championships in Kavala, Greece.{{Cite web|url=http://www.chess-results.com/tnr133995.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=9&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984|title=European School Chess Championships 2014 Girls under 13|website=www.chess-results.com|access-date=2016-09-02}} In 2015, she won the European Schools Championship in the Girls Under 15 division,{{Cite web|url=http://www.chess-results.com/tnr179148.aspx?lan=1&art=1&wi=821&turdet=YES|title=European Schools Chess Championships 2015 Girls U15|website=chess-results.com|access-date=2016-06-17}} and took the bronze medal in the Girls Under 14 event at the European Youth Championship.{{Cite web|url=http://www.chess-results.com/tnr180036.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=9&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984|title=25th European Youth Chess Championship 2015 U14 - Girls|website=www.chess-results.com|access-date=2016-06-17}}

In February 2016, she shared first place with Anastasia Bodnaruk and Soumya Swaminathan in the women's event of the Moscow Open, finishing third on tiebreak.{{Cite web|url=http://www.chessdom.com/rssu-chess-cup-moscow-open-2016-all-winners/|title=RSSU Chess Cup Moscow Open 2016 – All Winners|date=9 February 2016 |publisher=Chessdom|access-date=2016-06-17}}{{Cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/newsroom/post/talents-shine-in-moscow-open?page=0|title=Talents shine in Moscow Open|last=Fischer|first=Johannes|date=2016-02-09|publisher=ChessBase|access-date=2016-09-02}} She also earned a norm for the title of International Master (IM) thanks to her rating performance of 2548.{{Cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/apps/236681.PDF|title=Certificate of title result: International Master|publisher=FIDE}} In June, she won the girls U15 event at the European School Chess Championship in Halkidiki.{{Cite web|url=http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/escc_16/|title=Russians Are Successful In European School Chess Championship|date=2016-06-26|publisher=Russian Chess Federation|access-date=2016-09-02}}[http://www.europechess.org/european-school-chess-championship-2016-finished/?print=pdf "European School Chess Championship 2016 Finished"] (PDF). European Chess Union. The following month, she played for the silver medal-winning Russian team in the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad in Poprad, Slovakia.{{Cite web|url=http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/russia_finishes_second_at_the_junior_olympiad/|title=Russia Finishes Second At The Junior Olympiad|date=2016-07-30|publisher=Russian Chess Federation|access-date=2016-09-02}}{{Cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/world-youth-under-16-chess-olympiad|author1=Shohreh Bayat |author2=Sahar Noori|title=World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad|date=2016-08-14|publisher=ChessBase|access-date=2016-09-02}} In October, Obolentseva took silver in the Girls U18 event at the World Youth Championships in Khanty-Mansyisk.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/9830-world-youth-championships-are-now-officially-closed.html|title=World Youth Championships are now officially closed|website=www.fide.com|access-date=2019-04-21}} In 2017 she competed again in the World Youth U16 Olympiad for Russia and her team won the gold medal.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/10566-russia-wins-world-youth-u16-chess-olympiad-2017.html|title=Russia wins World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2017|date=2017-12-17|website=FIDE|access-date=2018-01-07}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.chessdom.com/russia-wins-world-youth-chess-olympiad-2017-with-a-round-to-spare/|title=Russia wins World Youth Chess Olympiad 2017 with a round to spare|date=2017-12-18|website=Chessdom|access-date=2018-01-07}} The next year, she took silver again in the Girls U18 section at the World Youth Championships in Halkidiki.{{Cite web|url=http://ruchess.ru:80/en/news/all/polina_shuvalova_triumphs_at_world_girls_u18_championship/|title=Polina Shuvalova Triumphs at World Girls' U18 Championship|date=2018-10-30|website=Russian Chess Federation|access-date=2019-04-21}} In October 2019, she won bronze medal in World Youth Chess Championship in girl's U18 age group.[http://chess-results.com/tnr470714.aspx?lan=1&art=4&fedb=LAT&turdet=YES&flag=30 World Youth Chess Championship 2019 - Girls U18]

Alexandra won 2018/2019 [https://www.schachbund.de/bericht-frauen/sc-bad-koenigshofen-gewinnt-die-frauenbundesliga.html Frauen-Bundesliga 2018/2019] and 2019/2021 [https://www.schachbund.de/bericht-frauen/sc-bad-koenigshofen-gewinnt-zum-dritten-mal-die-frauenbundesliga.html Frauen-Bundesliga 2019/2021] editions of Frauen-Bundesliga with SC Bad Königshofen. In May 2023, she won Russian Women's Team Championship [https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/moscow_chess_teams_win_russian_championships/ Moscow Chess Teams Win Russian Championships] with Moscow Chess Team.

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• [http://www.sasha.su/index.php?lg=en&content=home Alexandra Obolentseva's website]
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• [http://www.365chess.com/players/Alexandra_Obolentseva Alexandra Obolentseva] chess games at 365Chess.com
• [http://www.olimpbase.org/playerswy/i0gisk4m.html Alexandra Obolentseva] team chess record at Olimpbase.org

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