Elisabeth Bykova

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Elisaveta Ivanovna Bykova (or Elisabeth Bykova or Elisabeth Bikova, Russian: Елизавета Ивановна Быкова; November 4, 1913 in Bogolyubovo, Russia – March 8, 1989 in Moscow) was a Soviet chess player and the third and fifth Women's World Chess Champion, from 1953 until 1956, and again from 1958 to 1962. She defeated the reigning champion Lyudmila Rudenko in a Candidates Tournament in Moscow, winning with seven wins, five losses, and two draws. She lost the title to Olga Rubzowa, but won it back two years later, becoming the first woman to do so.

She was also an author and columnist about chess in the USSR.

Preceded by Lyudmila Rudenko	Women's World Chess Champion First Reign 1953–1956	Succeeded by Olga Rubzowa
Preceded by Olga Rubzowa	Women's World Chess Champion Second Reign 1958–1962	Succeeded by Nona Gaprindashvili

[edit] External links

• Elisabeth Bykova at ChessGames.com