Maria Albuleț

Maria Albuleț
Country  Romania
Born (1932-05-16)May 16, 1932
Brăila, Romania
Died December 17, 2005(2005-12-17) (aged 73)
Ploiești, Romania
Title Woman Grandmaster (1985)

Maria Albuleț (16 May 1932 – 17 December 2005), also Maria Pogorevici and Maria Albuleț-Pogorevici, was a Romanian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 1985). She was a three-time winner of the Romanian Women's Chess Championship (1951, 1955, 1956).

Biography

In the 1950s she became one of the leading Romanian women's chess players. She won the six medals in the Romanian Women's Chess Championship: three gold (1951, 1955, 1956), two silver (1953, 1972) and bronze (1958)[1]. In 1959, she participated in Women's World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament in Plovdiv, where shared 12th-13th place[2] .

Maria Albuleț played for Romania in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[3]

In 1957, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title, but in 1985 she received the honorary title of FIDE International Women Grandmaster (WGM).

Also known as a correspondence chess player. She took part in the Women's Correspondence Chess Olympiad (1974-1979), where Romanian team took 6th place[4].

Her daughter Marina Makropoulou is also a Women Grandmaster (since 1981), who representing Greece.

References

  1. ↑ Nicolae, Zidaru. "Federaţia Română de Şah: Prezentare". www.frsah.ro.
  2. ↑ "1967 Candidates Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  3. ↑ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Maria Pogorevici". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. ↑ "TeleSchach / ICCF Correspondence Chess Olympiad / Fernschach Olympiade". www.teleschach.de.
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