IMBatkhuyag Munguntuul

Batkhuyag Munguntuul was born in Ulaanbaatar and learned chess from her father at five. He coached her, and when she was twelve the family moved to Moscow for his work at a scientific institute. She credits playing adult open tournaments there with helping her development. Before the move she had already finished second in Mongolia's national championship, and she began playing Olympiads at thirteen.

She became a woman grandmaster in 2003 and competed in the 2008 and 2010 Women's World Championships. In 2010 she won the Women's World University Championship in Zurich and received the international-master title. She followed that with silver at the 2011 Universiade in Shenzhen. Her elite tournament appearances have included the 2009-10 and 2011-12 Women's Grand Prix series.