Henryka (Henrijeta) Konarkowska-Sokolov (born 14 December 1938, in

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master.

Biography

She was four times Women's Polish Champion (1958, 1960, 1963, and 1964) and two times Women's Yugoslav Champion (1967 and 1971). In 1961, Henryka Kornakowska took 11th in Vrnjačka Banja (Candidates Tournament,

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won). In 1964, she tied for seventh/eighth place in Sukhumi (Candidates Tournament). In 1965, she married Vladimir Sokolov, and emigrated to Yugoslavia. In 1967, Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov tied for eleventh/twelfth place in Subotica (Candidates Tournament,

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won). She played thrice in Women's

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s (once for Poland and twice for Yugoslavia): * In 1963, at first board in second WChOlympiad in Split (+5 –4 =1); * In 1969, at second board in fourth WChOlympiad in Lublin (+5 –1 =3); * In 1972, at first reserve board in fifth WChOlympiad in Skopje (+2 –0 =5). She won two individual bronze medals (1969 and 1972).OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess
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(WIM) title in 1962 and the

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(WGM) title in 1986.

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