Marta Ivanovna Litinskaya (nee Shul ; March 25, 1949 , Lviv , Ukrainian SSR , USSR ) - Ukrainian chess player , grandmaster among women ( 1976 ). Honored Master of Sports of the USSR ( 1990 ). Mathematician, graduated from Lviv University .
 Marta Ivanovna Litinskaya | |
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| Country |  the USSR  Ukraine |
| Date of Birth | March 25, 1949 (aged 70) |
| Place of Birth | Lviv , Ukrainian SSR , USSR |
| Rank | grandmaster ( 1976 ) among women |
| Maximum rating | 2415 (January 1987) |
| Actual Rating | 2326 (September 2019 ) |
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| Personal card on the FIDE website Personal card on the Chess DB website | |
Biography
Repeated winner of the championships of Ukraine ( 1967 and 1977 ) and championships of the USSR Armed Forces (1974-1976). Successfully performed in a number of USSR championships ( 1971 - 1987 ): 1971 - 2nd, 1972 - 1st, 1973/1974 and 1974 - 2nd, 1980/1981 - 3-4th, 1982 and 1985 - 2- e places.
Participant in the World Championships (since 1972):
- FIDE zonal tournaments - 1972 - 1st, 1978 - 2nd, 1985 - 1st;
- interzonal tournaments - Menorca Island (1973) - 2-5th, Tbilisi (1976) - 4-5th, Alicante ( 1979 ) - 4th, Bad Kissingen (1982) - 6th, Zheleznovodsk (1985) and Smederevska-Palanka (1987) - 1st;
- matches of applicants - 1/2 finals of 1974 with N. Alexandria - 2½: 5½ (+2 −5 = 1); 1/4 finals of 1980 with T. Lemachko - 5½: 2½ (+4 −1 = 3); 1/2 finals of 1980 with N. Alexandria - 5: 7 (+3 −5 = 4);
- Challenger tournaments - Malmö ( 1986 ) - 3rd, Tskhaltubo (1987) - 3-4th places.
The best results in other international competitions: Budapest ( 1975 ) - 1st, 1979 and 1985 - 1-2nd and 1st; Bad Kissingen (1977) - 1st; Lublin (1978) - 1-2; Hyeres (1981, 1983 and 1985) - 1st, 1st and 2nd; Decin (1986) - 1st; Belgrade (1987) - 1-2nd; Alma-Ata (1987) - 1st; Athens (1987) - 2nd place. As a member of the USSR national team, she is the winner of the 1st Olympiad of the ICChF (1979-1983).
Litinsky’s game is distinguished by a delicate positional flair, the ability to wage a complex strategic struggle and find hidden tactical opportunities.
Literature
- Chess: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. A.E. Karpov . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990. - S. 216. - 624 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-005-3 .
Links
- Marta Litinskaya's personal card on the FIDE website
- Martha Litinsky parties in the database
- Martha Litinskaya's personal card on 365chess.com
- Marta Litinskaya's personal card on OlimpBase.com