You are here: MaxAbout.com > People

Olga Rubtsova

Personal Profile

Olga Rubtsova
  • Birth Name:
    Olga Nikolaevna Rubtsova
  • Date of Birth:
    August 20, 1909
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Leo
  • Date of Death:
    December 13, 1994
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Nationality:
    Russian

Family

Olga Rubtsova

    Career

    Olga Rubtsova

      Trivia

      Olga Rubtsova
      • As of 2006, she remains the only player, male or female, to become World Champion in both over-the-board and correspondence chess.
      • Rubtsova also played correspondence chess, and became first Women's World Correspondence Chess Champion in 1972.
      • She won the title in 1956, finishing ahead of Rudenko and Elisabeth Bykova in a match tournament, before losing it to Bykova in a match in 1958.
      • She won the USSR Women's Championship several times, and was second in the 1950 World Championship, a point behind Lyudmila Rudenko.
      • Was a Soviet chess player and fourth Women's World Chess Champion.

      Submit Content