Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska
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Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska (5 February 1931, Lvov – 29 November 2006) was a Polish chess Woman Grandmaster.
She was nine times Polish Champion (1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1966, and 1969).[1]
Krystyna Holuj tied for 15-16th at Moscow 1955 (Candidates Tournament, Olga Rubtsova won). Krystyna Radzikowska tied for 7-8th at Ohrid 1971 (Candidates Tournament, Nana Alexandria won).[2]
She played five times for Poland in the Women's Chess Olympiads:
- In 1957, at first board in 1st WChOlympiad in Emmen (+9 –2 =0);
- In 1963, at second board in 2nd WChOlympiad in Split (+2 –4 =2);
- In 1966, at first board in 3rd WChOlympiad in Oberhausen (+3 –6 =2);
- In 1969, at first board in 4th WChOlympiad in Lublin (+3 –3 =4);
- In 1972, at first board in 5th WChOlympiad in Skopje (+5 –1 =3).
She won two individual medals: gold (Emmen 1957) and bronze (Skopje 1972).[3]
Hołuj-Radzikowska was awarded the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1955 and the WGM title in 1984.
[edit] References
- ^ Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986, 1987). Szachy od A do Z. Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. ISBN 83-217-2481-7 (1. A-M), ISBN 83-217-2745-x (2. N-Z).
- ^ http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/wcc-plwo.htm World Chess Championship for Women
- ^ OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess
