Agnieszka Brustman
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Poland
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chess master
Chess master
A chess master is a chess player of such skill that he/she can usually beat chess experts, who themselves typically prevail against most amateurs. Among chess players, the term is often abbreviated to master, the meaning being clear from context....
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Biography
Brustman played on the Polish team in nine Women's Chess OlympiadWomen'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 (1980–96). Her best result was in the 1980 Olympiad (Valletta)
24th Chess Olympiad
The 24th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between November 20 and December 6, 1980, in La Valletta, Malta.-References:* OlimpBase...
, when she scored 8 points out of 11, winning individual silver medal at fourth board and team bronze medal.
She was European Junior Women's Champion
European Junior Chess Championship
The first chess youth championship in Europe was the yearly European Junior Championship for under age 20. It was played from 1971–2002. FIDE officially introduced the European Junior Championship in 1970 at their Annual Congress and so the 1971/72 edition was the first official European...
in 1980 and World Junior Women's Champion
World Junior Chess Championship
The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament organized by the World Chess Federation ....
in 1982. She also competed in the Women's World Championship
Women's World Chess Championship
The Women's World Chess Championship is played to determine the women's world champion in chess. Like the World Chess Championship, it is administered by FIDE....
, twice taking sixth places in Candidates tournaments, at Malmö 1986 and Chaltubo 1988.
Brustman won the Women's Polish championships
Polish Chess Championship
Individual Polish Chess Championship is the most important Polish chess tournament, aiming at selecting the best chess players in Poland. Based on the results of the tournament , the Polish Chess Federation selects the national and subsequently the olympiad team.The first men's championship took...
four times (1982, 1984, 1987, and 1996) and took second (1980 and 1989) and third places (1983 and 1995) in these competitions.
She was awarded the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1982, and the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title in 1985.
Notable chess games
- Agnieszka Brustman vs Nona Gaprindashvili, Ckhaltubo (Georgia) 1988, Candidates tournament, Caro-Kann Defense, B12, 1-0
- Agnieszka Brustman vs Alisa Galliamova-Ivanchuk, Azov 1990, Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, B66, 1-0