Elisabeta Polihroniade
Encyclopedia
Elisabeta Polihroniade is a Romania
n chess
Woman Grandmaster (1982) and an International Arbiter
.
She won the Romanian Women's Championship
in 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976 and 1977. Played for Romania in the Women's Chess Olympiad
s since 1966 (10 times).
On the April 2009 FIDE Elo list her rating is 2195.
Polihroniade is a journalist and broadcaster
, with her own daily radio programme on contemporary culture.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
Woman Grandmaster (1982) and an International Arbiter
International Arbiter
In chess, International Arbiter is a title awarded by FIDE to individuals deemed capable of acting as arbiter in important chess matches . The title was established in 1951....
.
She won the Romanian Women's Championship
Romanian Chess Championship
The Romanian Chess Championship became a yearly even in 1946, and was held irregularly earlier. A series of national eliminating contests are played to select a 20-player field for the men's final...
in 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976 and 1977. Played for Romania in the Women's Chess Olympiad
Women's Chess Olympiad
The Women's Chess Olympiad is an event held by FIDE since 1957 , where national women's teams compete at chess for gold, silver and bronze medals....
s since 1966 (10 times).
On the April 2009 FIDE Elo list her rating is 2195.
Polihroniade is a journalist and broadcaster
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
, with her own daily radio programme on contemporary culture.
Notable chess games
- Valentina Kozlovskaya vs Elisabeta Polihroniade, 3rd olw final 1966, Modern Defense (A42), 0-1
- Elisabeta Polihroniade vs Leonid Shamkovich, Cup World (open) 1989, Sicilian Defense (B43), 1-0