Kateryna Lagno

A Russian grandmaster, born in Lviv, who earned the Woman Grandmaster title at just 12. She has won Olympiad gold for both Ukraine, in 2006, and Russia, in 2014, and two European women’s titles.

She reached the 2018 Women’s World Championship final, losing to Ju Wenjun, and a month later won the world blitz title without losing a game. At the 2026 Women’s Candidates she was in contention until the last round.