Anna Jurczyńska

Anna Jurczyńska (4 May 1926 – 19 October 2009), was a Polish chess player who five times won the Polish Women's Chess Championship. FIDE Woman International Master (1981).

Anna Jurczyńska
CountryPoland
Born(1926-05-04)4 May 1926
Wieliczka, Poland
Died19 October 2009(2009-10-19) (aged 83)
Poland
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Chess career

Since the beginning of 1950s to the end of 1970s Anna Jurczyńska was one of the leading Polish women chess player. From 1953 to 1983 she played 28 times in the Polish Women's Chess Championship's finals. Anna Jurczyńska won ten medals: 5 gold (1962, 1965, 1973, 1974, 1978), 2 silver (1956, 1970) and 3 bronze (1955, 1964, 1968).[1] Also she won 3 gold medals (1957, 1962, 1966) in Polish Team Chess Championships.[2]

Anna Jurczyńska played for Poland in Women's Chess Olympiads:[3]

In 1968 Anna Jurczyńska shared first place in an international women's chess tournament in Piotrków Trybunalski, and in 1974 she shared the second place in the international women's chess tournament in Lublin.

Apart from playing in tournaments classic, Anna Jurczyńska also took part in Correspondence chess competitions and participated in the Sixth Ladies World Championship final (2000–2005).[4] She was awarded the Lady International Correspondence Chess Master title in 1977.[5]

Since 2006 she has been an honorary member of Polish Chess Federation.[6]

References
  1. Medalistki Mistrzostw Polski Kobiet w Szachach Archived 2015-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. OlimpBase :: Polish Team Chess Championship :: Anna Jurczyńska
  3. OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Anna Jurczyńska
  4. "Ladies World Championship VI - Final". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  5. ICCF titles given to the Poles
  6. "Polish Chess Federation - the official site". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
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