Nina Høiberg
Nina Høiberg (born 17 February 1956) is a Danish chess player and Woman International Master (WIM, 1985). She is an eight-times winner of the Danish Women's Chess Championship.
| Nina Høiberg | |
|---|---|
 Høiberg in 1988 | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Born | 17 February 1956 |
| Title | Woman International Master (1985) |
| Peak rating | 2295 (July 1987) |
Biography
From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s, Nina Høiberg was the leading female chess-player in Denmark. Eight times she won the Danish Women's Chess Championships: 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1991, 1992, and 1993.
Nina Høiberg three times participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournaments:
- In 1985, at Interzonal Tournament in Zheleznovodsk ranked 9th place;[1]
- In 1987, at Interzonal Tournament in Tuzla shared 6th-7th place with Zsuzsa Verőci;[2]
- In 1990, at Interzonal Tournament in Genting Highlands shared 9th-10th place with Nana Alexandria.[3]
Nina Høiberg played for Denmark in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[4]
- In 1976, at first board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa (+3, =3, -6),
- In 1978, at first board in the 8th Chess Olympiad (women) in Buenos Aires (+7, =6, -1),
- In 1988, at first board in the 28th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+7, =4, -3),
- In 1990, at first board in the 29th Chess Olympiad (women) in Novi Sad (+7, =6, -1),
- In 1994, at first board in the 31st Chess Olympiad (women) in Moscow (+7, =5, -2),
- In 2002, at first board in the 35th Chess Olympiad (women) in Bled (+2, =3, -4).
Nina Høiberg played for Denmark in the European Team Chess Championships:[5]
- In 1992, at first board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship (women) in Debrecen (+3, =0, -5),
- In 2015, at first board in the 11th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Reykjavik (+2, =3, -3).
In 1985, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.
References
- "1985 Zeleznovodsk Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- "1987 Tuzla Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- "1990 Genting Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Nina Høiberg". www.olimpbase.org.
- Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Nina Høiberg". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
- Nina Hoiberg rating card at FIDE
- Nina Hoiberg player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Nina Hoiberg chess games at 365Chess.com
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