Katrin Aladjova-Kusznirczuk
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| Katrin Aladjova-Kusznirczuk at a press conference for the 2008 Chess Olympiad in Dresden |
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 Bulgaria (until 1992) Australia (since 1992)
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| Born | June 21, 1971 Sofia |
| title | FIDE Women's Champion (1986) |
| Current Elo rating | 2115 (October 2019) |
| Best Elo rating | 2145 (until April 2007) |
| Tab at the FIDE (English) | |
Katrin Aladjova-Kusznirczuk (born as Katrin Penewa Aladjowa , Bulgarian Катрин Пенева Аладжова , at the World Chess Federation FIDE Katrin Aladjova ; born June 21, 1971 in Sofia ) is a Bulgarian - Australian chess player and official.
Life
She learned to play chess from her father when she was six years old. In 1989 she married, moved to Australia and took the name Katrin Wills. After remarrying, she was called Katrin Aladjova-Kusznirczuk from 2011.
As a chess official she is a delegate of the Australian Chess Federation at FIDE and was President of the Chess Federation of the Australian state of Victoria from 2007 to November 2009 . She is now active in cosmetic consulting.
successes
In 1986 she won the U16 world championship for women in Río Gallegos, Argentina , which gave her the title of FIDE Women's Champion (WFM). In 1989 she won the U18 World Cup for Women in Aguadilla, Puerto Rican . In the same year Wesselin Topalow won the U14 World Cup and Antoaneta Stefanowa the U10 World Cup . A triple success of Bulgarian players in 1989 increased the interest in chess in Bulgaria. After her U18 title, she married and moved to Australia. She took part in the Australian Women's Individual Championship in Melbourne in 1992 , held at the turn of 1991/92, which she won; after that she played with the Begonia Open in Ballarat in March 2007 only one Elo -rated tournament.
Web links
- Their company website (English)
- Website of your former company ( Memento from June 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- Video interview with Katrin Aladjova-Kusznirczuk from the French grandmaster Robert Fontaine
- Replayable chess games by Katrin Aladjova on 365Chess.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Meet Katrin Wills (English)
- ↑ List of Australian women champions ( Memento from March 13, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
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| SURNAME | Aladjova-Kusznirczuk, Katrin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aladjova, Katrin (maiden name); Aladiova, Katrin (Balkaniade); Aladjova-Wills, Katrin (as a chess official); Aladjowa, Katrin (Bulgarian transcription); Wills, Katrin (name after first marriage); Пенева Аладжова, Катрин (Bulgarian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian-Australian chess player and official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sofia |