Ljuba Kristol

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Ljuba Kristol
Kristol at Chess Olympiad, Malta, 1980
Full nameLjuba Danielovna Kristol
CountryIsrael
BornMay 26, 1944 (1944-05-26) (age 79)
Leningrad, Russia
Title
ICCF World Champion
  • 1978–1984 (women)
  • 1993–1998 (women)
FIDE rating2233 (October 2000)
Peak rating2250 (January 1987)
ICCF rating2338 (October 2008)
ICCF peak rating2488 (October 2001)

Ljuba Danielovna Kristol (Hebrew: לובה דניאלובנה קריסטול; Russian: Любовь Даниэловна Кристол; born May 26, 1944, in Leningrad) is a Russian-born Israeli chess player who holds the ICCF title of Lady Grandmaster (LGM) and the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM).

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
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

  1. ^ "WebCite query result". www.webcitation.org. Archived from the original on 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2018-07-18. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  2. ^ "Cross Table". www.iccf-webchess.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  3. ^ "Cross Table". www.iccf-webchess.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  4. ^ "Cross Table". www.iccf-webchess.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  5. ^ "Cross Table". www.iccf-webchess.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  6. ^ "Cross Table". www.iccf-webchess.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.

External links

Preceded by Ladies World Correspondence Chess Champion
1978–1984 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ladies World Correspondence Chess Champion
1993–1998 		Succeeded by
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