Elisabeta Polihroniade was a Romanian chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM), and an International Arbiter (1986). She was born in Bucharest.
Studies
• Faculty of Philosophy, University of Bucharest (1960) == Professional activity ==
Professional activity
• Producer of Sahiste radio and TV programs for TVR (1960-1997) • Director of the "Epoli" publishing house (since 1990) • Editor and director of the Romanian Chess Magazine "Gambit" (since 1993) • Vice-President of the Romanian Chess Federation (1995-2001) • Co-President of the International Chess School "Karpov - Polihroniade" (since 1995) • President of "Gambit - Elisabeta Polihroniade" Foundation (since 1996) • Vice-President of the International Union of Chess in Schools (since 2003) • Co-President of ISCU Romania (since 2004) == Individual gold medals ==
Individual gold medals
• European Championships, Vrnjacka Banja, Yugoslavia, 1st/ 3rd place (1971) == Team medals ==
Team medals
• Second place Oberhausen, Germany (1966) • Second place Skopje, Yugoslavia (1972) • First and Second Place Medelin, Colombia (1974) • Second Place Lucerne, Switzerland (1982) • Third Place Thessaloniki, Greece (1984) • Third Place Dubai, United Arab Emirates (1986) == Published books ==
Published books
• Elisabeta Polihroniade - Olympic Games in black and white, Ed. Sport-turism, 1976 • Elisabeta Polihroniade, Tiberiu Rădulescu - First steps in chess, Ed. Sport-Turism, 1982 • Elisabeta Polihroniade - Chess for All, Ed. Sport-Turism, 1984 • Elisabeta Polihroniade - 64 beauty prizes in chess, Ed. Sport-Turism, 1990 ==Notable chess games==
Notable chess games
• Valentina Kozlovskaya vs Elisabeta Polihroniade, 3rd olw final 1966, Modern Defense (A42), 0-1 • Elisabeta Polihroniade vs Leonid Shamkovich, Cup World (open) 1989, Sicilian Defense (B43), 1-0 ==References==