Anna Rudolf

Anna Rudolf (born 12 November 1987) is a Hungarian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM).[1] She is a popular chess personality, having worked as a commentator and analyst at many major tournaments including the 2016 World Chess Championship[2] and 2018 World Chess Championship. She is also a chess streamer on Twitch and an occasional vlogger through her YouTube chess channel.

The native form of this personal name is Rudolf Anna. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Anna Rudolf
Rudolf in September 2016
Born (1987-11-12) 12 November 1987
Miskolc, Hungary
Title
FIDE rating2325 (July 2018)
Peak rating2393 (July 2010)

Early life

Rudolf was born in Miskolc on 12 November 1987.[3][4] She spent her childhood in Bátaszék, and started to play chess along with her sister Kata at the age of four. She studied Russian and English at the University of Pécs.

Career

From a young age, Rudolf maintained a position as one of Hungary's top players. Her achievements include winning the European Junior Rapid Championship and the Hungarian Women's Championship in 2008, 2010, and 2011.[5] She represented Hungary at the Chess Olympiad from 2008 to 2012. Rudolf achieved her International Master and Woman Grandmaster norms at the 2007 Vandoeuvre Open. She created video content for Chess24.com in English and Spanish, and has appeared as a celebrity player in that site's "Banter Blitz" sessions. When she is teamed up with friend and fellow presenter Sopiko Guramishvili, the pair are known as "Miss Strategy" and "Miss Tactics".

A regular commentator for Chess.com, Rudolf covered the 2018 and 2019 PRO Chess League Finals with IM Daniel Rensch, WFM Alexandra Botez, and GM Robert Hess.[6] She has covered other events since then, including the 2019[7] Women's Speed Chess Championship.[8]

Rudolf also streams on Twitch on the channel "Anna_Chess". As of December 2020, her Twitch channel is followed by over 100,000 people.[9] She has a YouTube channel that features some of her Twitch stream highlights, but she also posts YouTube-specific content in which she does game analysis and provides instructional commentary. She occasionally posts non-chess-related videos on her YouTube channel as well. As of December 2020, the channel has over 75,000 subscribers[10] and 4 million total views.[11]

In 2010, Rudolf moved to Madrid, where she combined teaching chess with tournament play. She has not played high-level competitive chess since 2017, preferring instead to focus on her commentary and media activities.

Personal life

Rudolf has been in a relationship with Irish YouTuber Kevin O'Reilly, better known as CallMeKevin,[12] since around 2019.[13][14] They currently live together in O'Reilly's native Cork.[15]

Notable games

Rudolf vs. Alina Kashlinskaya, Gyorgy Marx Memorial IX (Women) (2011), Scotch Game: Potter Variation (ECO C45)[16] 1–0

References
  1. McClain, Dylan Loeb (13 January 2008). "Latvians Say Foe Got Signals From Her Tube of Lip Balm". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  2. Svensen, Tarjei J. (2018-02-04). "Meet our official commentators: Anna Rudolf and Yasser Seirawan". Fischer Random 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  3. "Anna Rudolf". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. "Anna Rudolf player profile". chess24.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  5. FIDE News: Anna Rudolf wins the Hungarian Women Chess Championship
  6. Pete (2018-04-06). "5 Reasons To Watch The PRO Chess League Live Finals This Weekend". Chess.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  7. https://www.chess.com/article/view/2019-speed-chess-championship#wscc2019
  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QQ440O0gzA
  9. https://www.twitch.tv/anna_chess/videos
  10. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHEg3GbhtQiRHO-QA2Xkl5A
  11. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHEg3GbhtQiRHO-QA2Xkl5A/about
  12. https://www.youtube.com/c/callmekevin
  13. Rudolf, Anna [@Anna_Chess] (2019-07-18). "@CallMeKevin1811 I'm so proud of you, @CallMeKevin1811!! 💙 t.co/11NbS4AC32" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-02-01 – via Twitter.
  14. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0BQCrZjXRw/
  15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wTjzQtvayU
  16. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1625850&comp=1
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