Anna Akhsharumova
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Anna Akhsharumova is a Woman Grandmaster of chess
. She is the wife of chess grandmaster
Boris Gulko.
Akhsharumova and her husband became famous in the late-1970s as Soviet Refuseniks
. They were finally allowed to leave the Soviet Union
and immigrate to the United States
in 1986.
She won the Women's Soviet Chess Championship
in 1976 and 1984.
She won the 1987 U.S. Women's Chess Championship
, with a perfect score.
She played for the U.S. in the Women's Chess Olympiad
s of 1988, 1990 and 1996.
Her best Elo rating was 2430 in 1989.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
. She is the wife of chess grandmaster
International Grandmaster
The title Grandmaster is awarded to strong chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain....
Boris Gulko.
Akhsharumova and her husband became famous in the late-1970s as Soviet Refuseniks
Refusenik (Soviet Union)
Refusenik was an unofficial term for individuals, typically but not exclusively, Soviet Jews, who were denied permission to emigrate abroad by the authorities of the former Soviet Union and other countries of the Eastern bloc...
. They were finally allowed to leave 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....
and immigrate to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1986.
She won the Women's Soviet Chess Championship
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 1976 and 1984.
She won the 1987 U.S. Women's Chess Championship
U.S. Women's Chess Championship
The U.S. Women's Chess Championship tournament is to determine the woman chess champion of the United States.-List of U.S. Women's Chess Champions:*1937 Adele Rivero*1938 Mona May Karff*1940 Adele Rivero*1941 Mona May Karff*1942 Mona May Karff...
, with a perfect score.
She played for the U.S. in 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 of 1988, 1990 and 1996.
Her best Elo rating was 2430 in 1989.