Aleksandra Yuryevna Goryachkina
She is the winner of FIDE Women's World Cup 2023.
Tiebreak winner
She won the tiebreak against Nurgyul Salimove.
Cash prize
She won the title along with a cash prize $50,000.
Grandmaster
Aleksandra owns the title of Grandmaster in chess and hails from Russia.
Chess history
She is the 4th highest ever rated woman woman in the history of chess.
Challenger
Aleksandra was also a challenger in Women's World Championship in 2020, but lost it.
Born in a Chess family
Her father is a chess coach and both her parents are rated above 2200, a measure in chess records.
What is FIDE Woman's World Cup?
It is a chess championship between women. A single elimination tournament of chess.
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