Zuzana Štočková

Zuzana Štočková (born 25 November 1977 in Kežmarok), née Hagarová, is a Slovak chess player who holds the title of the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM).

Zuzana Štočková
Zuzana Štočková in 2013
Country Slovakia
Born (1977-11-25) 25 November 1977
Kežmarok, Czechoslovakia
TitleInternational Master (IM) (2002)
Woman Grandmaster (WGM) (1998)
Peak rating2430 (October 2008)

Chess career

In 1993 Štočková won the championship in Slovak Girls' Championship (U16). Many times she participated in the European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships in various age categories. She achieved her greatest success in 1994 when she won the title of vice-champion of the World Girls' Championship (U18) in Szeged.

Štočková has played for Slovakia in nine Chess Olympiads (1994-2008, 2014)[1] and four European Team Chess Championships (1997-2003), where she won team gold in 1999.[2]

She has successfully participated in many international chess tournaments. In 2004, she shared 2nd place in the Tatry Open 2004 with Ján Plachetka and Martin Mrva. In 2008, she shared 2nd place in the Slovakia Open championship in Zvolen. In 2013, she won the Riga Technical University Open's best woman's prize.

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