Erika Sziva

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Erika Sziva
Sziva.jpg
Country Hungary
Netherlands
Born (1967-06-08) 8 June 1967 (age 56)
Budapest, Hungary
Title Woman Grandmaster (2000)
FIDE   rating 2217 (October 2019)
Peak rating 2331 (January 2001)

Erika Sziva (born 8 June 1967) is a Hungarian born Dutch Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2000). She was a winner of the Hungarian Women's Chess Championship (1988) and a five-time winner of the Dutch Women's Chess Championship (1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999).

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Biography

In 1988, Erika Sziva won Hungarian Women's Chess Championship. In 1989, she married and moved to live in the Netherlands. In 1990, at Interzonal Tournament in Genting Highlands Erika Sziva ranked 12th place. [1] She five times won Dutch Women's Chess Championships: 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 and 1999). [2] In 2000, Erika Sziva participated in Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system and in the first round lost to Natalia Zhukova. [3]

Erika Sziva played for Netherlands in the Women's Chess Olympiads: [4]

Erika Sziva played for Netherlands in the European Team Chess Championships: [5]

In 1999, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title and received the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title year later.

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References

  1. "1990 Genting Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  2. "NK Algemeen en Vrouwen — Koninklijke Nederlandse Schaakbond". 7 April 2017. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017.
  3. "2000 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  4. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Erika Sziva". www.olimpbase.org.
  5. "OlimpBase :: European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Erika Sziva". www.olimpbase.org.