Zala Urh
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2002 (age 22–23) |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (2025) |
| Peak rating | 2333 (November 2021) |
Zala Urh (born 2002) is a Slovenian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster, which she earned in 2025.
Chess career
[edit]Urh finished sixth at the World Junior Chess Championship in 2019.[1] In 2022, Urh earned the Slovenian national junior championship title, and ended fourth at the World Junior Chess Championship that year.[2]
She won the Mediterranean Flower Chess Tournament in 2024.[3] That year she also represented Slovenia in the 45th Chess Olympiad, finishing on 6/11.[4]
Urh qualified for the Women's Chess World Cup 2025, where she was defeated 2.5/1.5 by Inna Gaponenko in the first round.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gorenjski glas - Arhiv - Zala Urh med najboljšimi mladimi šahistkami". arhiv.gorenjskiglas.si. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "Zala Urh četrta na svetu". www.slovenskenovice.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ L'immortale (9 March 2024). "WIM Zala Urh wins the Mediterranean Flower Chess Tournament 2024". Chess Topics. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024". s2.chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "Results – FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 – Batumi, Georgia". Retrieved 10 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Zala Urh rating card at FIDE
- Zala Urh player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Zala Urh chess games at 365Chess.com