Liudmila Belavenets Explained

Country:Russia
Birth Place:Moscow, Russia
Death Place:Moscow, Russia
Iccfworldchampion:1984–1992 (women)
Peakrating:2210 (January 1990)
Iccf Peakrating:2213 (July 1994)

Liudmila Sergeyevna Belavenets (Russian: Людмила Сергеевна Белавенец; also transliterated Lyudmila Sergeevna Belavenets; 7 June 1940 – 7 November 2021) was a Russian chess player.

Biography

Born in Moscow, she was the daughter of Russian chess master Sergey Belavenets.

In correspondence chess, Belavenets was the fourth women's world champion (1984–1992)[1] and was awarded the titles of Lady Grandmaster and International Master in 1991.[2] In over-the-board chess, she won the Women's Soviet Chess Championship in 1975 and was awarded the title of Woman International Master by FIDE in 1977.[3] In 2010, she was awarded also the title of FIDE Senior Trainer.

Death

Belavenets died from COVID-19 in Moscow on 7 November 2021, at age 81, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 4. Ladies World Championship Final crosstable . ICCF.
  2. Web site: Belavenets, Lyudmila Sergeevna . ICCF.
  3. Book: Di Felice, Gino . Chess International Titleholders, 1950-2016 . 22 November 2017 . McFarland . 9781476671321 . 32.
  4. Web site: Ушла из жизни Людмила Белавенец . Lyudmila Belavenets passed away . chess-news.ru . ru . 7 November 2021. (English translation)