1. Irina Borisivna Krush is an American chess Grandmaster.
18 Facts About Irina Krush
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Irina Krush is the only woman to earn the GM title while playing for the United States.
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Irina Krush was born into a Jewish family in Odesa, USSR, and emigrated with her parents to Brooklyn in 1989.
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At age 14, Irina Krush won the 1998 US Women's Chess Championship to become the youngest US women's champion ever.
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Irina Krush has won the championship on seven other occasions, in 2007,2010,2012,2013,2014,2015, and 2020.
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In 1999, Irina Krush took part in the "Kasparov versus the World" chess competition.
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Irina Krush played in the Group C of the 2008 Corus Chess Tournament, a 14-player round-robin tournament held in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands.
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Irina Krush tied with Jennifer Yu in the 2022 US Women's Chess Championship but lost the playoff.
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Irina Krush has played on the US national team in the Women's Chess Olympiad since 1998.
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In 2022, Irina Krush was a member of the US women's team at the 44th Chess Olympiad, where the team placed fourth.
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Irina Krush competed as part of the US team in the Women's World Team Chess Championship in 2009 and 2013.
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Irina Krush played for the team Manhattan Applesauce in the US Chess League in 2015; she previously played for the New York Knights.
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In May 2020, Irina Krush played for the USA team in the FIDE Online Nations Cup.
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Irina Krush frequently contributes articles to Chess Life magazine and uschess.
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Irina Krush graduated in International Relations from New York University in 2006.
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Irina Krush identifies as a "Christian Jew", embracing both her Jewish heritage and Christian faith since her conversion in 2011.
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On January 18,2023, Irina Krush appeared on a primetime special of The Price Is Right.
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Irina Krush won the Clock Game, but she failed to advance to the Showcases.