Maria Albuleț

Maria Albuleț (10 June 1932 – 11 January 2005), also Maria Pogorevici and Maria Albuleț-Pogorevici, was a Romanian doctor and chess player who held the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, since 1985). She was a three-time winner of the Romanian Women's Chess Championship (1951, 1955, 1956).

Maria Albuleț
Country Romania
Born(1932-06-10)June 10, 1932
Brăila, Romania
DiedJanuary 17, 2005(2005-01-17) (aged 72)
Ploiești, Romania
TitleWoman Grandmaster (1985)

Biography

In the 1950s she became one of the leading Romanian women chess players. She won 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 the Women's World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament in Plovdiv, where she 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, and 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 the Romanian team took 6th place.[4]

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

An annual chess tournament is held in her memory in Braila, Romania.

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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