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Polina Shuvalova (Russian: Полина Сергеевна Шувалова; born 12 March 2001) is a Russian Woman International Master (WIM) (2016).
Biography
Polina Shuvalova was Moscow chess school schoolgirl. In 2017, she won the Russian Junior Chess Championship in the U21 girls age group.
In the 2000s Polina Shuvalova repeatedly represented Russia at the European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships in different age groups, where won four medals: two gold (in 2013, at the European Youth Chess Championship in the U12 girls age group, and in 2018, at the World Youth Chess Championship in the U18 girls age group), silver (in 2017, at the World Youth Chess Championship in the U16 girls age group) and bronze (in 2016, at the World Youth Chess Championship in the U16 girls age group).
In April 2016, she won the Moscow Women's Chess Championship.In December 2017, in Saint Petersburg Polina Shuvalova made her debut in the Russian Women's Chess Championship Superfinal in which she shared 7st-9st place with Marina Nechaeva (tournament won Aleksandra Goryachkina). In September 2018, in Satka she took 8th place in the Russian Women's Chess Championship Superfinal. In October 2019, she won World Youth Chess Championship in G18 age group.
In 2016, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title.
