Ela Pitam
Ela Pitam | |
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Born | Riga, Latvia | 10 February 1977
Title | Woman Grandmaster (1997) |
Ela Pitam (born 10 February 1977, Riga) is an Israeli chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 1997). Winner the Israeli Women Chess Championship (2000).
Biography[]
In 1991 Ela Pitam left Soviet Union for Israel. She graduated from University of Haifa.
Chess career[]
Pitam began to study chess in Latvia. In 1990 she took part in the Open Chess Championship of Latvia.[1] From 1992 to 1997 she participated in European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships. The best result - 3rd place in 1994 in European Girl Chess Championship U18 in Chania.
In 1998, in Dresden she shared the first place with in the Women's World Chess Championship zone tournament.[2] Ela Pitam participated in Women's World Chess Championship knock-out tournament in 2000 in New Delhi and lost Ekaterina Kovalevskaya in the 1st round.[3] In 2000 she won the Israeli Women's Chess Championship. In 2001 in Tel-Aviv she shared the third place in the International Women's Chess tournament (won Ildikó Mádl).[4]
Pitam played for Israel in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[5]
- In 1996, at first reserve board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Yerevan (+8, =3, -1) and won individual silver medal,
- In 1998, at second board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Elista (+4, =7, -1),
- In 2000, at second board in the 34th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+4, =2, -5),
- In 2010, at third board in the 39th Chess Olympiad (women) in Khanty-Mansiysk (+3, =1, -3).
Pitam played for Israel in the European Team Chess Championships:[6]
- In 1997, at second board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship (women) in Pula (+2, =2, -1),
- In 1999, at second board in the 3rd European Team Chess Championship (women) in Batumi (+2, =5, -2),
- In 2009, at third board in the 8th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Novi Sad (+3, =1, -3).
See also[]
- Sports in Israel
- Women in Israel
References[]
- ^ "ch Latvia 1990". al20102007.narod.ru.
- ^ "Dresden zt (Women) 1998 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". www.365chess.com.
- ^ "2000 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- ^ "Tel Aviv (Women) 2001 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". www.365chess.com.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Ella Pitam". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Ella Pitam". www.olimpbase.org.
Further reading[]
- Игорь Бердичевский. Шахматная еврейская энциклопедия. Москва: Русский шахматный дом, 2016. ISBN 978-5-94693-503-6
External links[]
- Ela Pitam player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Ela Pitam chess games at 365Chess.com
- 1977 births
- Sportspeople from Riga
- Israeli female chess players
- Latvian female chess players
- Chess woman grandmasters
- Chess Olympiad competitors
- University of Haifa alumni
- Living people