Darya Tkachenko

Darya Tkachenko (born 21 December 1983) is a Russian (since 2016), formerly Ukrainian (until 2015), draughts player holding the FMJD titles of FMJD Master (MF) and Women's International Grandmaster (GMIF). She is four-time women's world champion (2005, 2006, 2008, 2011) and twice women's European champion (2004, 2006) in international draughts. In 2016, she also won the women's world championship of Turkish draughts.[1]

Darya Tkachenko
Darya Tkachenko, 2005
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
CitizenshipRussia
Born (1983-12-21) 21 December 1983
Torez, Ukrainian SSR
Sport
CountryUkraine (until 2015)
Russia (since 2016)
SportInternational draughts
ClubMotor Sich Zaporizhzhia, Hijken DTC
Achievements and titles
World finals2005: Gold
2006: Gold
2008: Gold
2011: Gold
Regional finalsEurope 2004: Gold
Europe 2006: Gold
Highest world rankingFMJD rating: 2250 (July 1, 2007)

Biography and career

Darya Tkachenko was born in Torez, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. She has finished high school in Snizhne, Donetsk Oblast, and then started her biology studies in Kyiv University. She graduated in 2004 and proceeded to post-graduate studies in the same university which she successfully finished in 2007. In 2008 she started working on her Doctoral thesis.

Darya started playing draughts when she was 10 years old. In November 1996, being less than 13 years old, she won a bronze medal at the Ukrainian Under 19 championships. In 1999 she became a European Under 19 champion. The next year she won this tournament again and also won a bronze medal at the World Under 19 championships. In 2001 she became a World Under 19 champion and won a seniors Ukrainian championship.

In 2003 she once again won the Ukrainian championships, in 2004 the senior European championships and in 2005 the World championships in Latronico. The next year she once again became a European and World champion, having won the World championship match again the Russian competitor Tamara Tansykkuzhina. She also won the European team cup with the "Pleso" team.

In 2007 Tkachenko lost her World title, letting Tansykkuzhina to the first place in the tournament held in Jakutsk, Russia, but the next year she was able to regain the championship after winning the match again her Russian counterpart. In 2007 and 2008, she won the European team cup twice more with the "Motor Sich" Zaporizhzhia. In 2010 Tkachenko lost both European and World championships, placing as low as 19th in Europe and 4th out of 6 participants in the World championship but in the next year returned the world title after defeating Zoja Golubeva in a three-set match.

World and European seniors championships record
Year Competition Place Competition type Result Placed
2004EC MlawaTournament4+ 5= 0-1
2005WC LatronicoTournament6+ 5= 0-1
2006[2]EC BovecTournament4+ 5= 0-1
2006WC Jakutsk / KyivMatch against Tamara Tansykkuzhina2:1 by sets1
2007WC JakutskTournament6+ 8= 1-2
2008WC Ufa / DniprodzerzhynskMatch against Tamara Tansykkuzhina3:0 by sets1
2008[3]EC TallinnTournament3+ 6= 0-2
2010[4]EC Sępólno KrajeńskieTournament2+ 4= 3-19
2010[5]WC UfaTournament0+ 9= 1-4
2011WC DniprodzerzhynskMatch against Zoja Golubeva2:1 by sets1
2011WC RivneTournament3+ 9= 1-6
2012EC EmmenTournament3+ 5= 1-5
2013WC UlaanbaatarTournament7+ 7= 1-2
2014EC TallinnTournament4+ 3= 2-7
2016EC IzmirTournament2+ 6= 1-11

References
  1. Women's World Championship Turkish Draughts
  2. "2006 European international draughts championships". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  3. 2008 European international draughts championships
  4. 2010 European championships results
  5. 2010 World championship results
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