Polina Shuvalova

A Russian international master, playing under the FIDE flag, who was world girls’ under-18 and under-20 champion. She also tied for first at the Russian women’s superfinal, losing the playoff to Aleksandra Goryachkina.

Online, in 2023 she became the first woman to win Chess.com’s I’M Not A GM Speed Chess Championship, and in 2026 set the all-time women’s record for a Chess.com blitz rating, 2941. In July 2026 she earned her second grandmaster norm.