Nina Hrušková-Bělská (5 May 1925 – 30 November 2015) was a

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player who held the

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of Woman International Master (WIM, 1950). She was a five-time winner of the Czechoslovak Women's Chess Championship (1946, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1956).

Biography

From the end of the 1940s to the end of the 1950s, Hrušková-Bělská was one of the leading Czechoslovakian women's chess players. She twice won

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women's chess championships (1943, 1944). She won the Czechoslovak women's chess championships five times: 1946, 1948, 1952, 1953 and 1956. In 1950, Hrušková-Bělská participated at

Women's World Chess Championship The Women's World Chess Championship is a chess match played to determine the Women's World Chess Champion. It has been administered by FIDE since its inception in 1927, unlike the absolute World Chess Championship, which only came under FIDE's ...

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where shared 12th-14th place. In 1952, she participated at Women's World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament in Moscow where ranked 13th place. Hrušková-Bělská played for Czechoslovakia in the

Women's Chess Olympiad The Women's Chess Olympiad is an event held by FIDE (the International Chess Federation) since 1957 (every two years since 1972), where national women's teams compete at chess for gold, silver and bronze medals. Since 1976 the Women's Chess Olympia ...

: * In 1957, at first board in the 1st Chess Olympiad (women) in Emmen (+5, =1, -5). In 1950, she was awarded the FIDE

Woman International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

(WIM) title. In 1956, she was awarded FIDE

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(IA) title. Hrušková-Bělská was the chief arbiter for the Women's World Chess Championships in 1962, 1965, 1969, and for the Women's World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament in 1955."Шахматы в СССР" 56/1, p. 3

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