Olga Badelka (Belarusian: Вольга Бадэлька, Russian: Ольга Баделько; born 8 July 2002) is a Belarusian chess player, currently playing for the Russian Chess Federation, who holds the FIDE title of International Master (IM, 2019). In 2021, she was on the chess team of the University of Missouri in the United States.[2][3]As of 2022, Badelka now plays chess full-time.
| Olga Badelka | |
|---|---|
.jpeg) Badelka at the Chess Olympiad 2016 | |
| Country | Belarus (until 2023) FIDE (since 2023) |
| Born | 8 July 2002 Mogilev, Belarus[1] |
| Title | International Master (2019) Woman Grandmaster (2019) |
| FIDE rating | 2440 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2453 (December 2021) |
Biography
editOlga Badelka is multiple winner of Belarusian Youth Chess Championships for girls in different age groups: U16 (2017),[4] U18 (2017),[5] U20 (2016).[6]
She repeatedly represented Belarus at the European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships in different age groups, where she won five medals: gold (in 2017, at the European Youth Chess Championship in the U16 girls age group[7]), three silver (in 2012, at the World Youth Chess Championship in the U10 girls age group, and in 2018, at the European Youth Chess Championship in the U16 girls age group,[8] and in 2019, at the European Youth Chess Championship in the U18 girls age group[9]) and bronze (in 2014, at the World Youth Chess Championship in the U12 girls age group[10]). In 2013, Badelka won World School Chess Championship in the U11 girls age group.[11] She four time played for Belarus in World Youth U16 Chess Olympiads (2014-2017).[12]
In 2017, in Riga, Badelka participated in the Women's European Individual Chess Championship.[13]
Badelka played for Belarus in the Women's Chess Olympiads:
- In 2016, at third board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Baku (+5, =3, -2),[14]
- In 2018, at first board in the 43rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Batumi (+3, =5, -1).[15]
In 2017, she received the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.[16] She received the International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) titles in 2019.[17]
In 2021, Badelka played the Bongcloud (doubled but not drawn) against Magnus Carlsen during a blitz event. Carlsen dubbed the move "...very silly and a little bit legendary...".
In 2021, she entered the University of Missouri in the United States, joining the university's chess team and majoring in linguistics.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Ольга Баделько и Вячеслав Зарубицкий - главные юные таланты белорусских шахмат". sb.by. 25 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Missouri chess team". Missouri.edu.
- ^ a b "Building success in chess with the 'Queen's' game". Missouri.edu. (article about women's chess at the Univ. of Missouri)
- ^ "Ch BLR U16 w". Chess-Results.com.
- ^ "Ch BLR U18 w". Chess-Results.com.
- ^ "Ch BLR U20 w". Chess-Results.com.
- ^ "European Youth Chess Championship 2017". Chess-Results.com.
- ^ "European Youth Chess Championship G-16 - 2018". Chess-Results.com.
- ^ European Youth Chess Championships 2019 Girls U18
- ^ "World Youth Chess Championships 2014". Chess-Results.com.
- ^ "World School Chess Championships 2013". Chess-Results.com.
- ^ "World Youth U16 Chess Olympiads :: Olga Badelka". OlimpBase.org.
- ^ "European Individual Women Chess Championship 2017". Chess-Results.com.
- ^ "42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women". Chess-Results.com.
- ^ "43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Women". Chess-Results.com.
- ^ "FIDE Title Applications (GM, IM, WGM, WIM, IA, FA, IO)". ratings.FIDE.com.
- ^ "Badelka, Olga". ratings.FIDE.com.
External links
edit- Olga Badelka rating card at FIDE
- Olga Badelka player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Olga Badelka chess games at 365Chess.com
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