Ljuba Danielovna Kristol (; ; born May 26, 1944, in

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) is a

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-born

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i chess player who holds the

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of Lady Grandmaster (LGM) and the

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of Woman International Master (WIM). She is best known for winning the

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Women's World Championship in correspondence chess on two occasions: between 1978 and 1984, and between 1993 and 1998. She grew up in Leningrad (now

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), and since 1976 has lived in Israel. Kristol is the four-time OTB women's chess champion of Israel. She took part in four

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s as a member of the Israeli team. In the Olympiad in 1976 (which took place in

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), Kristol won the gold medal with the Israeli team. In 1989 Kristol participated in a zonal tournament in Haifa, and shared 1st–2nd place.

Tournaments

Major tournaments that Kristol participated in

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kristol, Ljuba 1944 births Living people Russian female chess players Russian chess players Israeli female chess players Israeli chess players Soviet female chess players Soviet chess players Chess Woman International Masters World Correspondence Chess Champions Chess players from Saint Petersburg Soviet emigrants to Israel Jewish chess players Russian Jews Israeli Jews Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century Russian sportswomen