Anna Shukhman
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 May 2009 Orenburg, Russia |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Russia (until 2023) FIDE (since 2023) |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (2025) |
| FIDE rating | 2443 (August 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2456 (May 2026) |
Anna Aleksandrovna Shukhman (Russian: Анна Александровна Шухман; born 6 May 2009) is a Russian chess player who is one of the highest rated girls in the world as of 2026.[1]
Early life and career
Shukhman was born on 6 May 2009, in Orenburg, Russia.[2][3]
She won the girls' Under-10 European Youth Chess Championship in 2019, and the women's World Junior Chess Championship in 2025.
In June 2025 she was ranked world no. 3 girl.[4]
In October 2025, she became the Russian champion among adults at the age of 16, becoming the youngest champion in history and breaking the record of Aleksandra Goryachkina.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "Shukhman, Anna FIDE Chess Profile". ratings.fide.com.
- 1 2 "Шухман и мат: как талантливая юниорка побила рекорд Горячкиной". Известия (in Russian).
- ↑ "АННА ШУХМАН". Федерация шахмат России (in Russian). Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ "FIDE World Top Chess players". ratings.fide.com.