Liudmila Sergeyevna Belavenets (russian: Людмила Сергеевна Белавенец; also

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Lyudmila Sergeevna Belavenets; 7 June 1940 – 7 November 2021) was a Russian

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player.

Biography

Born in

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, she was the daughter of Russian

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Sergey Belavenets Sergey Vsevolodovich Belavenets (russian: Серге́й Всеволодович Белавенец; 18 July 19106 March 1942) was a Soviet chess master, theoretician, and chess journalist. Early life Belavenets was born in Smolensk to a n ...

. In

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, Belavenets was the fourth women's world champion (1984–1992) and was awarded the titles of Lady Grandmaster and International Master in 1991. In over-the-board chess, she won the

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in 1975 and was awarded the title of

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in 1977. In 2010, she was awarded also the title of

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Death

Belavenets died from

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in Moscow on 7 November 2021, at age 81, amid the

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