Alla Kushnir
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Woman Grandmaster.
Kushnir was thrice Women's World Chess Championship
Challenger. She lost matches for the title to Nona Gaprindashvili
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In tournaments, she took 2nd at Tbilisi–Suchumi 1962, tied for 1st-2nd at Sinaia 1969, won at Belgrad 1971, tied for 2nd-3rd at Wijk aan Zee, won at Moscow 1971, won at Vrnjačka Banja 1973.
Kushnir was a three-times winner of the Women's Chess Olympiad
s: in 1969 and 1972 she won the tournament as a player in the Soviet team, both times showing the best result at the 2nd board and in 1976 she won it as a player of the Israeli team, also showing the best result at the 1st board.
She was also joint USSR Women's Champion
in 1970.
Kushnir fled from the Soviet Union
to Israel in 1974.
Awarded the WIM title in 1962 and the WGM title in 1976.
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n–born Israel
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Woman Grandmaster.
Kushnir was thrice Women's World Chess 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....
Challenger. She lost matches for the title to Nona Gaprindashvili
Nona Gaprindashvili
Nona Gaprindashvili is a Georgian chess player, the sixth women's world chess champion , and first female Grandmaster. Born in Zugdidi, Georgia , she was the strongest female player of her generation....
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- +3 –7 =3 at Riga 1965;
- +2 –6 =5 at Tbilisi–Moscow 1969;
- +4 –5 =7 at Riga 1972.
In tournaments, she took 2nd at Tbilisi–Suchumi 1962, tied for 1st-2nd at Sinaia 1969, won at Belgrad 1971, tied for 2nd-3rd at Wijk aan Zee, won at Moscow 1971, won at Vrnjačka Banja 1973.
Kushnir was a three-times winner of the Women's Chess Olympiad
Women'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: in 1969 and 1972 she won the tournament as a player in the Soviet team, both times showing the best result at the 2nd board and in 1976 she won it as a player of the Israeli team, also showing the best result at the 1st board.
She was also joint USSR Women's Champion
Women's Soviet Chess Championship
The Women's Soviet Chess Championship was played in the Soviet Union from 1927 through 1989 to determine the women's chess national champion.-List of winners:Winners of more titles* 5 titles : Valentina Borisenko, Nona Gaprindashvili...
in 1970.
Kushnir fled from the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
to Israel in 1974.
Awarded the WIM title in 1962 and the WGM title in 1976.