Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska

Krystyna Radzikowska

Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska (5 February 1931, Lwów – 29 November 2006) was a Polish chess Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She was nine times Polish Champion (1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1966, and 1969).[1]

Krystyna tied for 15–16th at the Moscow 1955 Candidates Tournament which was won by Olga Rubtsova. She tied for 7–8th at the Ohrid 1971 Candidates Tournament won by Nana Alexandria.[2]

She played for Poland five times in the Women's Chess Olympiads:

Krystyna won two individual medals: gold (Emmen 1957) and bronze (Skopje 1972).[3] She was awarded the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1955 and the WGM title in 1984.

References

  1. 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). Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/wcc-plwo.htm World Chess Championship for Women
  3. OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess

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