Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova

In 2011, Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova, who goes by Begim,{{Cite web |title=Chess Team |url=https://chess.missouri.edu/team |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=chess.missouri.edu}} won the bronze medal at the World Youth Chess Championship in age category U12.{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr58151.aspx?lan=1&art=4&flag=30|title=World Youth Chess Championship - U 12 Girls|first=Heinz|last=Herzog|website=Chess-Results.com}} In 2015, she won the Asian Girls Championship in age category U20.{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr189430.aspx?lan=1&art=4|title=Asian Girls U20 Championship 2015|first=Heinz|last=Herzog|website=Chess-Results.com}} In 2017, she is second Asian Zone 3.4 after Dinara Saduakassova and qualified for the Women's World Chess Championship 2018.{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr287124.aspx?lan=1&art=4|title=Zone 3.4 Women Championship 2017|first=Heinz|last=Herzog|website=Chess-Results.com}} In 2018, Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova won the Uzbekistan Women Chess Championship.{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr350725.aspx?lan=1&art=4|title=Uzbekistan Women Championship (Final) 2018|first=Heinz|last=Herzog|website=Chess-Results.com}}

In 2015, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title a year later. Tokhirjonova played for Uzbekistan in the Women's Chess Olympiads:

• In 2016, at second board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Baku (+2, =3, -3),{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr232876.aspx?lan=1&art=20&fed=UZB&flag=30|title=42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women|first=Heinz|last=Herzog|website=Chess-Results.com}}
• In 2018, at first board in the 43rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Batumi (+7, =3, -1).{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr368909.aspx?lan=1&art=20&fed=UZB&flag=30|title=43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Women|first=Heinz|last=Herzog|website=Chess-Results.com}}

In the fall of 2019, Tokhirjonova began attending the University of Missouri, where she joined the chess team and studies business with an emphasis in marketing.{{Cite web |title=Begim Tokhirjonova {{!}} www.uschesschamps.com |url=https://uschesschamps.com/bio/begim-tokhirjonova |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=uschesschamps.com}}

Tokhirjonova took silver at the virtual 2020 U.S. Online Collegiate Rapid and Blitz Championships in the women's section;{{Cite web |title=Chess Team |url=https://chess.missouri.edu/news/virtual-checkmate |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=chess.missouri.edu}} in October 2021, she took the second place at the 2021 U.S. Women's Championship, following Carissa Yip.{{cite web|url=https://uschesschamps.com/2021-us-championships/2021-us-womens-championship|title=2021 U.S. WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP|publisher=U.S. Chess Champs}}

In May 2022, she won fourth place at the first American Cup, a double elimination format, after she was eliminated by Irina Krush in the Champion's Bracket, then Tatev Abrahamyan in the Elimination Bracket.{{Cite web |title=Pairings & Results - Women's {{!}} www.uschesschamps.com |url=https://www.uschesschamps.com/2022-american-cup/pairings-results-womens |access-date=2022-06-03 |website=www.uschesschamps.com}}

Tokhirjonova was a member of the U.S. Women's Olympiad Chess Team for 2022;{{cite web|url=https://new.uschess.org/news/2022-us-olympiad-teams-revealed|access-date=2022-07-02 |website=new.uschess.org/ |title=2022 U.S. Olympiad Teams Revealed}} the U.S. team placed fourth at the 44th Chess Olympiad.{{Cite web |title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 Women |url=https://chess-results.com/tnr653632.aspx?lan=1 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=chess-results.com}}

Tokhirjonova's two older sisters are also chess players. Her oldest sister Nafisa Muminova was the first Uzbek player to earn the WGM title and her other sister Hulkar Tohirjonova is a Woman FIDE Master (WFM).{{cite web |title=International grandmaster from Uzbekistan to represent the United States. Chess player’s father says he is fed up with corruption in Uzbek sports |url=https://kun.uz/en/news/2020/12/26/international-grandmaster-from-uzbekistan-to-represent-the-united-states-chess-players-father-says-he-is-fed-up-with-corruption-in-uzbek-sports |website=kun.uz |access-date=18 October 2023}}

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