Ljuba Kristol
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Ljuba Danielovna Kristol (Hebrew: לובה דניאלובנה קריסטול; Russian: Любовь Даниэловна Кристол; born May 26, 1944, Leningrad) is a Russian-born Israeli International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster and Woman International Master.
She is best known for winning the ICCF Women's World Championship in correspondence chess on two occasions: between 1978 and 1984, and between 1993 and 1998.
She grew up in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), and since 1976 has lived in Israel. Kristol is the four-time OTB women's chess champion of Israel.
She took part in four Chess Olympiads as a member of the Israeli team. In the Olympiad in 1976 (which took place in Haifa), Kristol won the gold medal with the Israeli team.
In 1989 Kristol participated in a zonal tournament in Haifa, and shared 1st–2nd place.
Tournaments
Major tournaments that Kristol participated in
Start date | Name of tournament | Site | Board in a group tournament | Place in a personal tournament | Number of games | Category | Result needed for a GM norm | Actual result |
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1 May 1997 | Champion of champions of Israel | [1] | - | 1 | 10 | - | - | 8 |
16 October 2003 | Semi final of WC number 27 | [2] | - | 6 | 12 | 7 | 9.5 | 6 |
16 October 2004 | VI European final | [3] | 12 | - | 13 | 5 | - | 5 |
20 December 2004 | NPSF 60 Years GM Jubilee Tournament | [4] | - | 5 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7.5 |
10 July 2005 | Preliminary of the 17th Olympiad | [5] | 5 | - | 10 | 4 | - | 4 |
15 April 2006 | 60 Years Anniversary BdF | [6] | - | - | 16 | - | - | 4.5 not ended |
References
- ↑ "WebCite query result". www.webcitation.org. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "Cross Table". www.iccf-webchess.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "Cross Table". www.iccf-webchess.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "Cross Table". www.iccf-webchess.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "Cross Table". www.iccf-webchess.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "Cross Table". www.iccf-webchess.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
External links
- ICCF rating card for Ljuba Kristol
- Luba Danielovna Kristol player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Luba Kristol rating card at FIDE
Preceded by Lora Jakovleva |
Women's World Correspondence Chess Champion 1978–1984 |
Succeeded by Liudmila Belavenets |
Preceded by Liudmila Belavenets |
Women's World Correspondence Chess Champion 1993–1998 |
Succeeded by Alessandra Riegler |