Alexandra Sergeevna Obolentseva

About

Chess player and 3-time Russian Youth Championship winner who, in 2011, won the World Youth Championship in the category of girls under 10 years.

Before Fame

Better known as Sasha, she began playing chess, when she was 6-years-old.

Trivia

She won first place in her first competition in the 2008 Tula championships and in 2011 FIDE awarded her the title Woman FIDE Master.

Family Life

She has a grandmother, Nina Obolentseva, who also plays chess.

Associated With

Garry Kasparov is also a Russian chess player who began his career at a young age.