Bożena Sikora-Giżyńska

Bożena Sikora-Giżyńska
CountryPoland
Born (1960-04-18) 18 April 1960 (age 64)
Bielsko-Biała, Poland
TitleWoman International Master (1986)
FIDE rating2175 (January 1998)
Peak rating2265 (July 1987)

Bożena Sikora-Giżyńska (born 18 April 1960) is a Polish chess player who won the Polish Women's Chess Championship in 1990. She received the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM) in 1986.

Chess career

In 1975 Bożena Sikora-Giżyńska won Polish Junior Chess Championship. In 1977 she won European Junior Chess Championship (U-20) in Novi Sad.

From 1975 to 1992 Bożena Sikora-Giżyńska played 17 times in the Polish Women's Chess Championship's finals. She won three medals: gold (1990),[1] silver (1981) and bronze (1988).[2] Also Bożena Sikora-Giżynska won gold medal in Polish Team Chess Championships (1990).[3]

Bożena Sikora-Giżyńska won or shared first place in an international women's chess tournament in Nałęczów (1982, 1983), Iwonicz-Zdrój (1985) and Prague "Bohemians" (1987-1990, 1992).[4] She was awarded the WIM title in 1986.

Bożena Sikora-Giżyńska played for Poland in Women's Chess Olympiads:[5]

References

  1. ^ POL-ch (Women) 1990 - 365Chess.com Tournaments
  2. ^ Medalistki Mistrzostw Polski Kobiet w Szachach Archived May 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ OlimpBase :: Polish Team Chess Championship :: Bożena Sikora-Giżyńska
  4. ^ Bohemians (Women) 1992 - 365Chess.com Tournaments
  5. ^ OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Bożena Sikora-Giżyńska