Liubov Zhyltsova-Lysenko, 67, from Kyiv, won the World Chess Championship for visually impaired women in India. She scored the maximum 9 points out of 9 possible, winning her 12th world title.

Liubov Zhiltsova-Lysenko, 67, from Kyiv, won the World Chess Championship among visually impaired women in India, winning her 12th world title, the Ministry of Youth and Sports reported on Monday, UNN reports.

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"Ukrainian chess player is a 12-time world champion! Lyubov Zhiltsova-Lysenko from Kyiv won the IBCA World Women Chess Championship 2024, which took place in the Indian city of Bengaluru," the statement reads.

The 67-year-old athlete, as indicated, scored 9 points out of 9 possible and for the 12th time in her career became the strongest on the planet in this type of competition.

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In 1996, the Ukrainian chess player received the title of FIDE Women International Master (WIM).