Apolonia Litwińska
Apolonia Litwińska (25 July 1928 – 20 January 2021), née Osikowicz, is a Polish chess player who won the Polish Women's Chess Championship in 1961.[1]
Apolonia Litwińska | |
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Country | Poland |
Born | Załuże, Poland | 25 July 1928
Died | Wrocław, Poland January 20, 2021 |
Title | National Master (1953) |
Chess career
In the 1950s and 1960s Apolonia Litwińska was one of the leading Polish women chess player. From 1951 to 1982 she played nineteen times in the Polish Women's Chess Championship's finals. Apolonia Litwińska won four medals: gold (1961), silver (1952 - lost an additional match to Krystyna Hołuj - 1½:4½) and two bronze (1951, 1969).[2] In 1951 she won gold medal in Polish Team Chess Championships.[3] She was awarded the National Master title in 1953.
References
- Ś.† P. Apolonia Litwińska (25.07.1928–20.01.2021) (in Polish), Polish Chess Federation, 26 January 2021, retrieved 26 January 2021
- Medalistki Mistrzostw Polski Kobiet w Szachach Archived 2015-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
- OlimpBase :: Polish Team Chess Championship :: Apolonia Litwińska
External links
- Apolonia Litwińska rating card at FIDE
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