Elisaveta Bykova
Number of games in database: 83
Years covered: 1950 to 1965
Overall record: +35 -20 =28 (59.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (14)      B24 B22 B40 B56 B31  Ruy Lopez (11)      C63 C78 C82 C74 C90  French Defense (5)      C10 C11 C15 C08  Ruy Lopez, Closed (4)      C90 C97 C98 C85	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (12)      B27 B67 B91 B62 B37  French Defense (7)      C16 C11 C13 C02 C08  Sicilian Richter-Rauser (5)      B67 B62  Nimzo Indian (5)      E43 E34 E54 E24 E20

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   E Bykova vs L Rudenko, 1953 1-0
   K Zvorykina vs E Bykova, 1959 0-1
   E Bykova vs O Rubtsova, 1958 1-0

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ELISAVETA BYKOVA (born Nov-04-1913, died Mar-08-1989) Russia [what is this?] Elisaveta Ivanovna Bykova was born on the 4th of November 1913 in the village of Bogolyubovo near Vladimir, Russia. She was awarded the WIM title in 1950 and the WGM title in 1976. She was Women's World Champion from 1953 to 1956 and again from 1958 to 1962 but lost the title to Nona Gaprindashvili (+0, =4, -7). She won the USSR Women's Championship in 1947, 1948 and 1950 and was also an author and columnist about chess in the USSR. She was the first woman to be ranked as a Soviet master. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisab...

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 83  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. E Bykova vs I Larsen   ½-½ 75 1950 Moscow, WCH Woman RUS C10 French 2. J Langos vs E Bykova   0-1 66 1950 Moscow, WCH Woman RUS E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation 3. E Bykova vs E Tranmer   1-0 48 1950 Moscow, WCH Woman RUS B24 Sicilian, Closed 4. E Bykova vs Keller-Hermann   1-0 53 1950 Moscow, WCH Woman RUS B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 5. F Heemskerk vs E Bykova   0-1 58 1950 Moscow, WCH Woman RUS E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 6. E Bykova vs C Chaude de Silans 1-0 50 1950 Moscow, WCH Woman RUS B24 Sicilian, Closed 7. E Bykova vs M Karff   1-0 63 1950 Moscow, WCH Woman RUS B24 Sicilian, Closed 8. N Grushkova-Belska vs E Bykova   ½-½ 55 1950 Moscow, WCH Woman RUS C50 Giuoco Piano 9. E Bykova vs O Rubtsova   0-1 41 1950 Moscow, WCH Woman RUS B24 Sicilian, Closed 10. E Bykova vs C Benini 0-1 79 1950 Moscow, WCH Woman RUS C10 French 11. G Gresser vs E Bykova 0-1 53 1950 Moscow, WCH Woman RUS C55 Two Knights Defense 12. E Bykova vs M T Mora Iturralde   ½-½ 84 1950 Moscow, WCH Woman RUS B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 13. L Rudenko vs E Bykova 1-0 48 1950 Moscow, WCH Woman RUS E01 Catalan, Closed 14. V Borisenko-Belova vs E Bykova   ½-½ 24 1950 Moscow, WCH Woman RUS E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation 15. R Hermanowa vs E Bykova   0-1 28 1950 Moscow, WCH Woman RUS D02 Queen's Pawn Game 16. E Bykova vs L Rudenko 1-0 60 1953 WCH match B56 Sicilian 17. E Bykova vs E Tranmer   1-0 61 1954 ENG-URS C08 French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed 18. E Tranmer vs E Bykova   0-1 37 1954 ENG-URS B37 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 19. E Bykova vs O Rubtsova   ½-½ 68 1956 wcc (women) C11 French 20. O Rubtsova vs E Bykova   ½-½ 64 1956 wcc (women) C16 French, Winawer 21. L Rudenko vs E Bykova   0-1 68 1956 wcc (women) C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 22. O Rubtsova vs E Bykova   ½-½ 44 1956 wcc (women) C08 French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed 23. L Rudenko vs E Bykova   0-1 45 1956 wcc (women) A16 English 24. E Bykova vs L Rudenko   1-0 43 1956 wcc (women) D02 Queen's Pawn Game 25. O Rubtsova vs E Bykova   ½-½ 51 1956 wcc (women) C13 French  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 83    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Bykova wins | Bykova loses

Dec-23-04    Benzol: Elizavyeta Ivanovna Bykova Born 4th November 1911 in Bogoliubovo Awarded the WIM title in 1950 and WGM title in 1976. USSR Women's Champion in 1947, 1948 and 1950. A challenger for the Women's World Title in 1949-50 she held the Women's World Championship 1953-56 and 1958-62. Nov-03-06    BIDMONFA: Elisaveta Bykova BIKOVA, Elizabeta I. http://www.bidmonfa.com/bikova_elis... _ Nov-03-06    Karpova: <Benzol> Does <Bogoljubovo> have anything to do with Bogo? Nov-04-07    Benzol: <Karpova <Benzol> Does <Bogoljubovo> have anything to do with Bogo?> <Karpov> Sorry that I'd missed your question earlier. As far as I know, no. Nov-04-07    Karpova: Thanks, <Benzol>! Nov-04-09    Birthday Boy: Happy Birthday!!! Elisaveta Bykova!!! Nov-04-11    Old King Cole: I had seen this photo of her simultaneous display, so thanks for bringing it back. Happy birthday, Elizabeth Bykova. Nov-04-11    whiteshark: <Player of the Day> Picture and an artistic realization on a Yugoslavian stamp : http://alain.delobel.pagesperso-ora... Nov-04-11    Old King Cole: The near guy at right is agape at what Bykova just did to him, while she inflicts harm on the next dude, part of a circular pattern of obliteration by Elizabeth.

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