Nina Hrušková-Bělská

Nina Hrušková-Bělská (5 May 1925 – 30 November 2015) was a Czech chess player who held the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1950). She was a five-time winner of the Czechoslovak Women's Chess Championship (1946, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1956).

Nina Hrušková-Bělská
Country Czechoslovakia
 Czech Republic
Born(1925-05-05)May 5, 1925
Novocherkassk, Russia
DiedNovember 30, 2015(2015-11-30) (aged 90)
Prague, Czech Republic
TitleWoman International Master (1950)

Biography

From the end of the 1940s to the end of the 1950s, Nina Hrušková-Bělská was one of the leading Czechoslovakian women's chess players. She twice won Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia women's chess championships (1943, 1944). Nina Hrušková-Bělská won the Czechoslovak women's chess championships five times: 1946, 1948, 1952, 1953 and 1956[1]. In 1950, Nina Hrušková-Bělská participated at Women's World Chess Championship in Moscow where shared 12th-14th place[2]. In 1952, she participated at Women's World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament in Moscow where ranked 13th place[3].

Nina Hrušková-Bělská played for Czechoslovakia in the Women's Chess Olympiad:[4]

In 1950, Nina Hrušková-Bělská was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title. In 1956, she was awarded FIDE International Arbitr (IA) title. Nina Hrušková-Bělská was the chief arbiter for the Women's World Chess Championships in 1962, 1965, 1969, and for the Women's World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament in 1962.

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References
  1. "Historické výsledky MČR žen". Archived from the original on 2015-07-07.
  2. "1949-50 Title Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  3. "1952 Candidates Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  4. Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Nina Hrušková-Bělská". www.olimpbase.org.
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