Elisabeta Polihroniade

Elisabeta Polihroniade (Romanian pronunciation: [elisaˈbeta polihroniˈade]; née Ionescu;[1][2] 24 April 1935 – 23 January 2016[3]) was a Romanian chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM), and an International Arbiter (1986). She was born in Bucharest.

Elisabeta Polihroniade
Elisabeta Polihroniade, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro
CountryRomania
Born24 April 1935
Bucharest, Romania
Died23 January 2016(2016-01-23) (aged 80)
TitleWoman Grandmaster (1982)
Peak rating2310 (January 1988)

She won the Romanian Women's Championship in 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976 and 1977.[4] Polihroniade played for Romania in the Women's Chess Olympiads of 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1988.[5]

Her peak rating was 2310, achieved in January 1988,[6] while the last one was 2195.

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.[7]

Notable chess games

References
  1. "Cine a fost Elisabeta Polihroniade? "S-a luptat de la egal la egal cu şahistele din URSS"". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. Interview with Elisabeta Polihroniade by Eveline Pauna (in Romanian)
  3. "WGM Elisabeta Polihroniade passes away". Chessdom. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  4. "Romanian Chess Championships" (in Romanian). Romanian Chess Federation. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  5. Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Chess Olympiads: Polihroniade, Elisabeta". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  6. Elisabeta Polihroniade FIDE rating history, 1972-2001 at OlimpBase.org
  7. WGM Elisabeta Polihroniade passes away chessdom.com 24 January 2016


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