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Anna Ushenina

Anna Ushenina, Ukrainian chess player

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Born
August 30, 1985
Age in 2026
41
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1985

About Anna Ushenina

Anna Yuriyivna Ushenina is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster who was Women's World Chess Champion from November 2012 to September 2013. She became the Ukrainian Girls' (under 20) champion at 15 years old. In 2022 she was part of the Ukraine team that won the gold medal at the Women's event at the 44th Chess Olympiad. Tournament successes at Kyiv in 2001 and Odesa in 2003, earned her the title Woman Grandmaster (WGM), awarded in 2003. Her performance at the 2006 Women's Chess Olympiad and subsequent results in Pardubice and Abu Dhabi in the same year then qualified her for the International Master (IM) title, awarded in January 2007.

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Anna Ushenina timeline

  1. Tournament successes at Kyiv in 2001 and Odesa in 2003, earned her the title Woman Grandmaster (WGM), awarded in 2003.
  2. Her performance at the 2006 Women's Chess Olympiad and subsequent results in Pardubice and Abu Dhabi in the same year then qualified her for the International Master (IM) title, awarded in January 2007.
  3. In 2022 she was part of the Ukraine team that won the gold medal at the Women's event at the 44th Chess Olympiad.

The world when Anna Ushenina was born

Anna Ushenina was born in 1985. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1985

  • #1 song"We Are the World" – USA for Africa
  • Top movieOut of Africa
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookThe Handmaid's Tale – Margaret Atwood

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMichael Jordan named NBA Rookie of the Year
  • Top headlineLive Aid concert raises awareness for African famine
  • Technology milestoneNintendo NES released in the US
  • Defining fadNintendo NES
  • Notable inventionNintendo Entertainment System (NES) launches in US
  • World population4.85 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championKansas City Royals (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population237.9M

1985 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Anna Ushenina's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19852026
Gas$1.12$3.45/gal
Average home$75,500$435,000
Average income$27,735$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.55$11.95
Postage stamp$0.22$0.73
Population237.9M341 million

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