Mariya Muzychuk

Women's rank: No. 19 (October 2026)
Rating: 2463
Peak rating: 2563 (March 2016)
Title: Grandmaster (2015)
Federation: Ukraine
Born: September 21, 1992, Lviv, Ukraine (age 34)
FIDE ID: 14114550

The 2015 Women’s World Champion, who held the title until losing to Hou Yifan in 2016. In 2017 she refused to play the Women’s World Championship in Iran, in protest at having to wear a hijab.

With Ukraine she has won the World and European Team Championships and, in 2022, Olympiad gold on board one. Her older sister Anna is also a top grandmaster.

Career highlights

Women's World Champion 2015–2016
Olympiad gold with Ukraine in 2022, on board one
World and European Team Champion with Ukraine in 2013
Two-time Ukrainian Women's Champion

Titles

Women's World Chess Championship: 2015

From the winners lists on our event pages.

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Profile last reviewed September 29, 2026. Ratings update monthly from FIDE.