Elisabeta Polihroniade

Elisabeta Polihroniade, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro

Elisabeta Polihroniade (Romanian pronunciation: [elisaˈbeta polihroniˈade]; née Ionescu;[1][2] 24 April 1935 – 23 January 2016[3]) was a Romanian chess Woman Grandmaster (1982) and an International Arbiter (1986). She was born in Bucharest.

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.

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. ↑ (Romanian) Interview with Elisabeta Polihroniade by Eveline Pauna
  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

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