Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova

Title: 
Woman Grandmaster
Rating: 
2375
Federation: 
USA
Age: 
22
Bio: 

Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova is a chess Woman Grandmaster, earning that title at 16. She was born in Uzbekistan and has been playing chess since 5 years old. In 2009, she won triple gold at the Asian Girls' Championship, with gold medals in Classical, Rapid, and Blitz.  In 2011, Gulrukhbegim won a bronze medal at the World Youth Chess Championship in the U12 section. In 2015, she won the Asian Girls Championship in the U20 section. She won the 2018 Uzbekistan Women Chess Championship. Gulrukhbegim played for Uzbekistan in 2 Women's Chess Olympiads (2016, 2018). in 2019, She moved to the U.S. and joined the chess team at University of Missouri. She is currently a Junior at the school majoring in Business with an emphasis on Marketing.