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4th Women's Chess Olympiad
The 4th Women's Chess Olympiad, organized by FIDE, took place on 8–23 September 1969 in Lublin, Poland. Results A total of 15 two-woman teams entered the competition. It was played as a round-robin tournament. : Individual medals * Board 1: Nona Gaprindashvili 9½ / 10 = 95% * Board 2: Alla Kushnir 8½ / 9 = 94.4% * Reserve Board: Nana Alexandria Nana Alexandria ( ka, ნანა გიორგის ასული ალექსანდრია, ''Nana Giorgis asuli Aleksandria''; born 13 October 1949) is a Georgian chess player. A three-time Soviet women's champion, she was the ch ... 8/ 9 = 88.9% References External linksWomen's Chess Olympiad: Lublin 1969OlimpBase {{Chess Olympiads Women's Chess Olympiads Olympiad w4 Chess Olympiad w4 Olympiad w4 Chess Olympiad w4 September 1969 sports events in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nona Gaprindashvili
Nona Gaprindashvili ( ka, ნონა გაფრინდაშვილი; born 3 May 1941) is a former Soviet Union, Soviet and Georgia (country), Georgian chess player, and the first woman ever to be awarded the FIDE title Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster in 1978. She was the fifth women's world chess champion (1962–1978). Career In 1961, aged 20, Gaprindashvili won the fourth women's Candidates Tournament, setting up a title match against world champion Elisaveta Bykova. She won the match easily, with a final score of 9-2 (+7−0=4), and went on to defend her title successfully four times: three times against Alla Kushnir (1965: 10–6; 1969: 12–7; 1972: 12–11) and once against Nana Alexandria (1975: 9–4). She finally lost her crown in 1978 to another Georgian, 17-year-old Maia Chiburdanidze, by a score of 6½–8½ (+2−4=9). Gaprindashvili played for the Soviet Union in the Women's Chess Olympiads of 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venka Asenova
Venka Asenova ( bg, Венка Асенова; 17 October 1930 – 29 December 1986) was a Bulgarian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 1986). She was a nine-time winner of the Bulgarian Women's Chess Championship (1953, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969). Biography From the 1950s to the 1970s, Venka Asenova was one of the leading Bulgarian women's chess players. She won Bulgarian Women's Chess Championship nine times: 1953, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966 and 1969. The winner of many international chess tournaments, including the 2nd place in Sofia (1967), shared the 1st-2nd place in Piotrków Trybunalski (1969), shared 2nd place in Wijk aan Zee (1970) and Piotrków Trybunalski (1970). In 1967, she participated in Women's World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament in Subotica, where shared 14th-15th place. Venka Asenova played for Bulgaria in the Women's Chess Olympiads: * In 1957, at first board in the 1st Chess Olympiad (wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hendrika Timmer
Hendrika Timmer (1926 – 10 February 1994), also Hendrika Geertruida Timmer or Rie Timmer, was a Dutch chess player. She was a two-time winner of the Dutch Women's Chess Championship (1971, 1972). Biography From mid-1960s to mid-1970s, Hendrika Timmer was one of the leading Dutch women's chess players. She twice in a row won Dutch Women's Chess Championships (1971, 1972). Participant of many international chess tournaments. The best results have been achieved in the Beverwijk in 1960, when she took 3rd place, and Emmen in 1969, when she was in 2nd place. Timmer played for Netherlands in the Women's Chess Olympiads: * In 1963, at first reserve board in the 2nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Split (+5, =3, -1) and won the individual gold medal, * In 1966, at second board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Oberhausen (+4, =2, -2) and won the individual silver medal, * In 1969, at second board in the 4th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lublin (+6, =2, -4), * In 1972, at first board in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingrid Tuk
Ingrid Tuk (also known as Ineke Tuk, Ingrid Tuk-Jansen and Ingrid Jansen) is a Dutch chess player. She won the Dutch Chess Championship The Dutch Chess Championship was officially established in 1909, although unofficial champions stretch back to the 1870s. Early years : Official championships The official championship was established in 1909 as a biennial, twelve-player, round-ro ... for women in 1968 after Corry Vreeken won three consecutive championships in 1962, 1964 and 1966. After this success, Ingrid wasn't heard of for several years until a Dutch journalist, Max Pam, at the end of the seventies, was asked to provide interviews with two female chess players, one of whom was Ingrid Tuk. He ended up finding her in a strip club in Amsterdam—under the name of Ingrid Jansen—and actually paid her rate of 102 Dutch guilders (at the time around $35) for an interview. During the interview Ingrid told Max that she had stopped playing chess because of the rivalry between the fem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Jurczyńska
Anna Jurczyńska (4 May 1926 – 19 October 2009), was a Polish chess player who five times won the Polish Women's Chess Championship. FIDE Woman International Master (1981). Chess career Since the beginning of 1950s to the end of 1970s Anna Jurczyńska was one of the leading Polish women chess player. From 1953 to 1983 she played 28 times in the Polish Women's Chess Championship's finals. Anna Jurczyńska won ten medals: 5 gold (1962, 1965, 1973, 1974, 1978), 2 silver (1956, 1970) and 3 bronze (1955, 1964, 1968). Also she won 3 gold medals (1957, 1962, 1966) in Polish Team Chess Championships. Anna Jurczyńska played for Poland in Women's Chess Olympiads: * In 1969, at first reserve board in the 4th Women's Chess Olympiad in Lublin (+3, =3, -1), * In 1978, won individual bronze medal at third board in the 23rd Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+5, =5, -0). In 1968 Anna Jurczyńska shared first place in an international women's chess tournament in Piotrków Trybunalski, and in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirosława Litmanowicz
Mirosława Litmanowicz (née Kałęcka; 6 September 1928 – 18 August 2017) was a Polish chess player who won the Polish Women's Chess Championship in 1968. FIDE Woman International Master (1967). Chess career Since the mid of 1950s to the start of 1970s, Litmanowicz was one of the leading Polish women chess player. From 1951 to 1972 she played 16 times in the Polish Women's Chess Championship's finals. Litmanowicz won ten medals: gold (1968), 5 silver (1957, 1958, 1964, 1969, 1972) and 2 bronze (1961, 1967). Also she won 7 gold medals (1953, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1972) in Polish Team Chess Championships. She played for Poland in the Women's Chess Olympiads: * In 1957, at second board in the 1st Women's Chess Olympiad in Emmen (+6, =1, -4), * In 1963, won individual silver medal at first reserve board in the 2nd Women's Chess Olympiad in Split (+5, =3, -2), * In 1966, at second board in the 3rd Women's Chess Olympiad in Oberhausen (+1, =0, -6), * In 1969, at second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska
Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska (5 February 1931 – 29 November 2006) was a Polish chess player. She was awarded the titles Woman International Master in 1955 and Woman Grandmaster in 1984 by FIDE. Born in Lviv, she was nine-time Polish Chess Championship, Polish women's champion (1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1966, and 1969). Hołuj-Radzikowska tied for 15–16th places at the Moscow 1955 Women's Candidates Tournament, which was won by Olga Rubtsova. She tied for 7–8th at the Ohrid 1971 Interzonal Tournament, won by Nana Alexandria. She played for Poland five times in the Women's Chess Olympiad: * in 1957, at 1st board in the 1st Women's Chess Olympiad in Emmen, Netherlands, Emmen, the Netherlands (+9−2=0); * in 1963, at 2nd board in the 2nd Women's Chess Olympiad in Split, Croatia, Split (+2−4=2); * in 1966, at 1st board in the 3rd Women's Chess Olympiad in Oberhausen (+3−6=2); * in 1969, at 1st board in the 4th Women's Chess Olympiad in Lublin (+3−3=4); * in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzana Makai
Zsuzsa Makai (3 September 1945 – 12 May 1987), born as Suzana Makai, was a Romanian and Hungarian chess player. She holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1970). She is a Hungarian Women's Chess Champion (1980). Early life She was born to a Hungarian medical family in Romania. She learned to play chess at age 12. In 1959, she won the Romanian Youth Chess Championship. In 1960, at age fifteen, she debuted in the Romanian Women's Chess Championship. Thereafter she won 5 medals there: 3 silver (1966, 1974, 1976) and 2 bronzes (1972, 1975). Between 1972 and 1976, she won the Romanian team chess championship five times with Timișoarateam ''Timișoara Medicine''. In 1970, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title. In 1977 she moved to Hungary and in the same year won the bronze medal in the Hungarian Women's Chess Championship. In 1980, she won that contest. Makai played for Romania and Hungaria in the Women's Chess Olympiads: * In 1969, at f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gertrude Baumstark
Gertrude Baumstark (21 May 1941 - 28 April 2020), was a Romanian and German chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1970). She is a two-time winner of the Romanian Women's Chess Championship (1967, 1981). Biography From the mid-1960s, Gertrude Baumstark was one of the leading Romanian women's chess players. In Romanian Women's Chess Championships have won the nine medals: two gold (1967, 1981), six silver (1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1986) and bronze (1968). Participant of many international women's chess tournaments, achieved best results in Lublin (1969, shared 1st-2nd place), Pernik (1973, shared 1st-4th place), Lublin (1974, 1st place), Subotica (1974, shared 2nd-3rd place), Nałęczów (1978, shared 1st-2nd place). In 1970, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title. Gertrude Baumstark four times participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournaments: * In 1971, at Interzonal Tournament in Ohrid share ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeta Polihroniade
Elisabeta Polihroniade (; née Ionescu; 24 April 1935 – 23 January 2016) was a Romanian chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM), and an International Arbiter (1986). She was born in Bucharest. She won the Romanian Women's Championship in 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976 and 1977. Polihroniade played for Romania in the Women's Chess Olympiads of 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1988. Her peak rating A rating is an evaluation or assessment of something, in terms of quality, quantity, or some combination of both. Rating or ratings may also refer to: Business and economics * Credit rating, estimating the credit worthiness of an individual, c ... was 2391, achieved in February 1992,. Polihroniade was a journalist and broadcaster, with her own daily radio programme on contemporary culture. She was the editor of ''Gambit'', the Romanian chess magazine, and wrote many books. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriele Just
Gabriele Just (born 28 September 1936), née Ortlepp, is a German chess player. She is a three-time winner of the East Germany Women's Chess Championship (1964, 1965, 1972), and a physician by profession. Chess career From the early 1960s to the early 1970s, Just was one of the leading East German chess players. She won the East Germany Women's Chess Championships three times: 1964, 1965, and 1972. She played for East Germany in the Women's Chess Olympiads: * In 1966, at first reserve board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Oberhausen (+7−0=2), winning the team bronze medal and the individual silver medal; * In 1969, at first reserve board in the 4th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lublin (+3−3=2); * In 1972, at second board in the 5th Chess Olympiad (women) in Skopje (+4−3=3). In the German Chess Women's Bundesliga, Just represented Leipzig chess club ''Leipzig 1899'' from 1991 to 1996. In 1996, she won the German Open Senior Women's Chess Championship. Just is also kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Keller-Herrmann
Edith Keller-Herrmann (17 November 1921 – 12 May 2010 ) was a German woman master. She was born in . In August 1939, Keller (17 years old), along with (15), (14), Rudolf Kunath (15) and Karl Krbavac (17), played in Jugendschachwoche Fürstenwalde near Berlin. During |
