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 | |
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 Elisabeta Polihroniade, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Country | Romania |
| Born | 24 April 1935 Bucharest, Romania |
| Died | 23 January 2016 (aged 80) |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (1982) |
| Peak rating | 2391 (February 1992) |
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 2391, achieved in February 1992,.[6]
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]
Studies
edit- Faculty of Philosophy, University of Bucharest (1960)
Professional activity
edit- Producer of Sahiste radio and TV programs for TVR (1960-1997)
- Director of the "Epoli" publishing house (since 1990)
- Editor and director of the Romanian Chess Magazine "Gambit" (since 1993)
- Vice-President of the Romanian Chess Federation (1995-2001)
- Co-President of the International Chess School "Karpov - Polihroniade" (since 1995)
- President of "Gambit - Elisabeta Polihroniade" Foundation (since 1996)
- Vice-President of the International Union of Chess in Schools (since 2003)
- Co-President of ISCU Romania (since 2004)
Individual gold medals
edit- European Championships, Vrnjacka Banja, Yugoslavia, 1st/ 3rd place (1971)
Team medals
edit- Second place Oberhausen, Germany (1966)
- Second place Skopje, Yugoslavia (1972)
- First and Second Place Medelin, Colombia (1974)
- Second Place Lucerne, Switzerland (1982)
- Third Place Thessaloniki, Greece (1984)
- Third Place Dubai, United Arab Emirates (1986)
Published Books
edit- Elisabeta Polihroniade - Olympic Games in black and white, Ed. Sport-turism, 1976
- Elisabeta Polihroniade, Tiberiu Rădulescu - First steps in chess, Ed. Sport-Turism, 1982
- Elisabeta Polihroniade - Chess for All, Ed. Sport-Turism, 1984
- Elisabeta Polihroniade - 64 beauty prizes in chess, Ed. Sport-Turism, 1990 [1][2]
Notable chess games
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Interview with Elisabeta Polihroniade by Eveline Pauna (in Romanian)
- ^ "WGM Elisabeta Polihroniade passes away". Chessdom. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Romanian Chess Championships" (in Romanian). Romanian Chess Federation. Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Chess Olympiads: Polihroniade, Elisabeta". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
- ^ "Chessmetrics Player Profile: Elisabeta Polihroniade". chessmetrics.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ WGM Elisabeta Polihroniade passes away chessdom.com 24 January 2016
External links
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- Elisabeta Polihroniade player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Elisabeta Polihroniade chess games at 365Chess.com
- Obituary - Elisabeta Polihroniade, FIDE
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