Lea Nudelman (born 11 May 1955) is an Israeli chess player who won Women's Chess Olympiad team and individual gold medals.
| Lea Nudelman | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Soviet Union Israel |
| Born | 11 May 1955 Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR |
| Peak rating | 2175 (January 1990) |
Chess career
editLea Nudelman participated in the Soviet Union youth chess championship, where achieved the best result in 1972 in Chernihiv, when taken the 7th place.[1] She played for Ukraine in the Championship of the USSR team juniors and twice won - in 1970 in Nevinnomyssk[2] and in 1972 in Kiev.[3] In 1971 Lea Nudelman won the Crimean Oblast Women's Chess Championship. She also is Ukrainian women's correspondence chess championship winner (1968-1970).
Moved to Israel in 1972. Participating in multiple Israeli women's chess championships.
Lea Nudelman played for Israel in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[4]
- In 1974, at second board in the 6th Chess Olympiad (women) in Medellín (+8, =1, -4),
- In 1976, at first reserve board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa (+6, =1, -0) and won team and individual gold medals,
- In 1980, at first reserve board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in Valletta (+4, =5, -0) and won individual bronze medal.
Lately she lives in France and rarely played in chess tournaments.
Literature
edit- Игорь Бердичевский. Шахматная еврейская энциклопедия. Москва: Русский шахматный дом, 2016. ISBN 978-5-94693-503-6
References
editExternal links
edit- Lea Nudelman player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Lea Nudelman chess games at 365Chess.com