Anna Cramling
Swedish chess player
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| March 2024 | Chess.com officially added 'The Cow' opening to its list of recognized chess opening variations, defining a canonical move sequence. |
| March 2024 | Chess.com officially added 'The Cow' opening to its list of recognized chess opening variations, defining a canonical move sequence. |
| March 15 2024 | In the first round of the Reykjavík Open, Cramling lost to Grand Master Platon Galperin, who played 'The Cow' opening against her - marking the first time she faced her own invented opening in a classical chess tournament. |
| March 15 2024 | In the first round of the Reykjavík Open, Cramling lost to Grand Master Platon Galperin, who played 'The Cow' opening against her - marking the first time she faced her own invented opening in a classical chess tournament. |
| 2023 | Anna Cramling pioneered a new chess opening called 'The Cow', a unique variation of Van 't Kruijs Opening that can be played with either black or white pieces, characterized by a specific sequence of moves. |
| 2023 | Anna Cramling pioneered a new chess opening called 'The Cow', a unique variation of Van 't Kruijs Opening that can be played with either black or white pieces, characterized by a specific sequence of moves. |
| November 2023 | Competed in the European Team Chess Championship as Sweden's board one player. Played 9 rounds, winning 5 games, drawing 2, and losing 2, contributing to Sweden's 22nd place finish out of 32 teams. |
| November 2023 | Competed in the European Team Chess Championship as Sweden's board one player. Played 9 rounds, winning 5 games, drawing 2, and losing 2, contributing to Sweden's 22nd place finish out of 32 teams. |
| September 2022 | Represented Sweden in the Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India, playing on board 3. Competed in 10 of 11 rounds, winning three games and drawing four. |
| September 2022 | Represented Sweden in the Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India, playing on board 3. Competed in 10 of 11 rounds, winning three games and drawing four. |
| 2021 | Signs with Panda esports organization as their first chess streamer. |
| 2021 | Signs with Panda esports organization as their first chess streamer. |
| 2020 | Begins streaming chess content on Twitch, featuring her parents as occasional guests. |
| 2020 | Begins streaming chess content on Twitch, featuring her parents as occasional guests. |
| October 2019 | Reached a year-high rating of 2164. Performed exceptionally in the European Youth Championships, finishing 13th out of 33 seeds in the under-18 girls' division. Notable victory against Govhar Beydullayeva (rated 2307). |
| October 2019 | Reached a year-high rating of 2164. Performed exceptionally in the European Youth Championships, finishing 13th out of 33 seeds in the under-18 girls' division. Notable victory against Govhar Beydullayeva (rated 2307). |
| 2018 | Earns the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM) at age 15. |
| 2018 | Defeats Spanish International Master Renier Castellanos Rodriguez, who had a FIDE rating of 2498 at the time. |
| 2018 | Defeats Spanish International Master Renier Castellanos Rodriguez, who had a FIDE rating of 2498 at the time. |
| 2018 | Earns the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM) at age 15. |
| March 2018 | Reaches her peak FIDE rating of 2175. |
| March 2018 | Reaches her peak FIDE rating of 2175. |
| 2017 | Her father Juan Manuel Bellón López also switches his chess federation from Spain to Sweden. |
| 2017 | Competed in the European Youth Chess Championships (girls under-16) and World Junior Chess Championships (girls under-20), gaining 17 and 31 rating points respectively. Finished 35th out of 75 in the European championships and 61st out of 89 in the World Junior championships. |
| 2017 | Competed in the European Youth Chess Championships (girls under-16) and World Junior Chess Championships (girls under-20), gaining 17 and 31 rating points respectively. Finished 35th out of 75 in the European championships and 61st out of 89 in the World Junior championships. |
| 2017 | Her father Juan Manuel Bellón López also switches his chess federation from Spain to Sweden. |
| September 2016 | Represented Sweden in the Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan, becoming the youngest female participant in Swedish history. Competed in 7 out of 11 rounds, contributing to Sweden's 23rd place finish out of 134 teams. |
| September 2016 | Represented Sweden in the Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan, becoming the youngest female participant in Swedish history. Competed in 7 out of 11 rounds, contributing to Sweden's 23rd place finish out of 134 teams. |
| June 2016 | Reached a rating of 2000 after competing in the Hasselbacken Chess Open in Stockholm, with her best victory against Michael Backman (rated 2161). |
| June 2016 | Reached a rating of 2000 after competing in the Hasselbacken Chess Open in Stockholm, with her best victory against Michael Backman (rated 2161). |
| 2015 | Participated in the World Cadets Chess Championship in Porto Carras, Greece, competing in the girls under-14 division. Finished 54th out of 125 participants with a score of 6/11. |
| 2015 | Begins participating in European Youth, World Cadets, World Youth, and World Junior Chess Championships across various age divisions. |
| 2015 | Participated in the World Cadets Chess Championship in Porto Carras, Greece, competing in the girls under-14 division. Finished 54th out of 125 participants with a score of 6/11. |
| 2015 | Begins participating in European Youth, World Cadets, World Youth, and World Junior Chess Championships across various age divisions. |
| 2014 | Anna Cramling switches her chess federation from Spain to Sweden, having previously played in only a few tournaments representing Spain. |
| 2014 | Won the women's prize in the Amateur A competition at Gibraltar, drawing media attention due to her family's long-standing participation in the event. |
| 2014 | Won the women's prize in the Amateur A competition at Gibraltar, drawing media attention due to her family's long-standing participation in the event. |
| 2014 | Anna Cramling switches her chess federation from Spain to Sweden, having previously played in only a few tournaments representing Spain. |
| 2013 | Moves with her family from Spain to Sweden at age eleven, subsequently switching her chess federation from Spain to Sweden. |
| 2013 | Moves with her family from Spain to Sweden at age eleven, subsequently switching her chess federation from Spain to Sweden. |
| February 2013 | Anna Cramling earned her first FIDE rating at age 10, starting at 1519 after competing in the Amateur A competition at the Gibraltar Chess Festival, where she won one game against Raymond Kearsley (rated 1772). |
| February 2013 | Anna Cramling earned her first FIDE rating at age 10, starting at 1519 after competing in the Amateur A competition at the Gibraltar Chess Festival, where she won one game against Raymond Kearsley (rated 1772). |
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