Most correspondence games are drawn. For example, when Jon Edwards won the 2020-2022 World Championship she scored +2 0 =14. When Irina Perevertkina won the 2020-2023 Women’s World Correspondence Championship she scored ++2 -0 =8.
Irina Perevertkina is a prominent Russian correspondence player, holding the ICCF title of Lady Grand master which she was awarded in 1998. She was also awarded the International Master title in 2014.
She is best known as a two-time Women's World Correspondence Champion, having won the 9th edition (2011–2014) and successfully defending her title in the 10th edition (2014–2017). She was the last USSR Women’s Correspondence Champion
Beyond her correspondence achievements, Perevertkina has a background in over the board play. She competed in the final of the Moscow Championship in 1989 and participated in international open tournaments in 1990.
Perevertkina, nee Chepurnaya, was born in Moscow in 1967. She learned to play chess during preschool age from her father and grandfather. She then began training with professional coaches.
She graduated from Moscow State Technical University in 1991, earning a degree in engineering with a specialization in robotics. Although qualified as an engineer she did not pursue a professional career and worked in administrative roles in sports.
In 2010, Perevertkina obtained her Master's degree at the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism. This degree supported her long term involvement in coaching and organizational leadership within athletic institutions.
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