Career
She has also triumphed in several international women"s tournaments. She played board one on the winning Ukrainian team at the Turin 2006 chess Olympiad. In May 2010 she became Grandmaster.
Zhukova was just 12 years old when she made her debut at the World Youth Championship level at Mamaia 1991, with a tied 3rd–4th place in the Girls" U12 group, with 7½/11.
She placed 2nd in the World Championship for Girls U20 at Halle 1995 with 9/12. She debuted at the Interzonal level at Kishinev 1995, with a middle of the field result, 6½/13.
Zhukova was the youngest player in the field, just 16 years old, when she made her debut in 1996 at the Ukrainian women"s level She tied for 1st–2nd places in the championship, with 6/10.
In 1995, she earned the title of Woman International Master from FIDE, the World Chess Federation, and was promoted to Woman Grandmaster in 1997.
Such an impressive series of results earned her selection to the Ukrainian national women"s team, starting in 1996, and she has represented Ukraine in six straight Olympiads, since 1998 on board one. In 65 games, she has scored (+20 =32 −13), for 55.4 per central Her complete Olympiad results follow.
Yerevan 1996, board 4, +5 =4 −2
Elista 1998, board 1, +3 =3 −4
Istanbul 2000, board 1, +3 =7 −1
Bled 2002, board 1, +3 =5 −3
Calvià 2004, board 1, +1 =8 −3
Turin 2006, board 1, +5 =5 −0, team and board gold medals.
Zhukova has posted several excellent international results. She tied for 1st−2nd places at Belgrade 1998 with 6/9.
She placed 2nd at the 1999 Alushta Women"s Zonal with 6½/9.