Sharon Ellen Burtman
Encyclopedia
Sharon Ellen Burtman is an American chess
player. Her titles include National Master (1994); Woman International Master (1989); New England Women's Champion (1988); and United States Women's Champion
(1995
, shared with Anjelina Belakovskaia
).
She has twice represented the United States in the Interzonal
tournaments (1990 and 1995).
In team competition, she was captain of the Rhode Island College
chess team, leading them to the Best College prize at each U.S. Amateur Team Championship (East) from 1987 through 1991. She was also a member of the "Censure Countergambit" team, which won the U.S. Amateur Team Championship (West) in 1999.
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...
player. Her titles include National Master (1994); Woman International Master (1989); New England Women's Champion (1988); and United States Women's Champion
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...
(1995
1995 in chess
-Top players:FIDE top 10 by Elo rating - January 1995#Garry Kasparov 2805#Anatoly Karpov 2765#Valery Salov 2715#Viswanathan Anand 2715#Vladimir Kramnik 2715#Alexei Shirov 2710#Gata Kamsky 2710#Boris Gelfand 2700#Vassily Ivanchuk 2700...
, shared with Anjelina Belakovskaia
Anjelina Belakovskaia
Anjelina Belakovskaia is a United States chess player who has achieved the FIDE Woman Grandmaster and International Master titles.She is a three-time U.S...
).
She has twice represented the United States in the Interzonal
Interzonal
Interzonal chess tournaments were tournaments organized by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, and were a stage in the triennial World Chess Championship cycle.- Zonal tournaments :...
tournaments (1990 and 1995).
In team competition, she was captain of the Rhode Island College
Rhode Island College
Rhode Island College is a nationally ranked, coeducational, state-supported comprehensive college founded in 1854, located in Providence, Rhode Island, USA...
chess team, leading them to the Best College prize at each U.S. Amateur Team Championship (East) from 1987 through 1991. She was also a member of the "Censure Countergambit" team, which won the U.S. Amateur Team Championship (West) in 1999.
External links
- Woman International Master Sharon Burtman bio at the USCF website