Elena Altsjoel (also Altshul, Altchul or Altchoul; be, Алена Барысаўна Альтшуль, born 4 April 1964 in
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
,
Belarusian SSR
The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR, or Byelorussian SSR; be, Беларуская Савецкая Сацыялістычная Рэспубліка, Bielaruskaja Savieckaja Sacyjalistyčnaja Respublika; russian: Белор ...
) was the
Women's World Draughts Champion in 1980 and from 1982 to 1985. She won her championship as a Soviet player, but today resides in Germany
with her husband
Vadim Virny.
References
Soviet draughts players
Belarusian draughts players
German draughts players
Players of international draughts
Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
1964 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Minsk
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