Elisabeta Polihroniade
Elisabeta Polihroniade was a Romanian chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster, and an International Arbiter. She was born in Bucharest.
She won the Romanian Women's Championship in 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976 and 1977. Polihroniade played for Romania in the Women's Chess Olympiads of 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1988.
Her peak rating was 2391, achieved in February 1992,.
Polihroniade was a journalist and broadcaster, with her own daily radio programme on contemporary culture. She was the editor of Gambit, the Romanian chess magazine, and wrote many books.
Studies
Professional activity
- Producer of Sahiste radio and TV programs for TVR
- Director of the "Epoli" publishing house
- Editor and director of the Romanian Chess Magazine "Gambit"
- Vice-President of the Romanian Chess Federation
- Co-President of the International Chess School "Karpov - Polihroniade"
- President of "Gambit - Elisabeta Polihroniade" Foundation
- Vice-President of the International Union of Chess in Schools
- Co-President of ISCU Romania
Individual gold medals
- European Championships, Vrnjacka Banja, Yugoslavia, 1st/ 3rd place
Team medals
- Second place Oberhausen, Germany
- Second place Skopje, Yugoslavia
- First and Second Place Medelin, Colombia
- Second Place Lucerne, Switzerland
- Third Place Thessaloniki, Greece
- Third Place Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Published books
- Elisabeta Polihroniade - Olympic Games in black and white, Ed. Sport-turism, 1976
- Elisabeta Polihroniade, Tiberiu Rădulescu - First steps in chess, Ed. Sport-Turism, 1982
- Elisabeta Polihroniade - Chess for All, Ed. Sport-Turism, 1984
- Elisabeta Polihroniade - 64 beauty prizes in chess, Ed. Sport-Turism, 1990
Notable chess games
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