Esther Danilovna Epstein[1] (born May 10, 1954) is an American chess player and systems manager, who has won the U.S. Women's Chess Champion in 1991 and 1997. She holds a Woman International Master title.
 Epstein in 2003 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 10, 1954 Nizhny Novgorod, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Spouse | Alexander Ivanov |
| Chess career | |
| Country | United States |
| Title | Woman International Master (1972) |
| Peak rating | 2305 (January 1977) |
Still in the USSR, Epstein was the USSR Women's Vice-Champion in 1976. She has played for the U.S. Women's Olympiad team five times.[2]
She is married to chess grandmaster Alexander Ivanov.
References
edit- ↑ "Федерация Шахмат Нижегородской Области". nnchess.org.
- ↑ "The United States Chess Federation - WIM Esther Epstein". www.uschess.org.
External links
edit- Another page on Esther Epstein at the US Chess Federation.
- Esther Epstein rating card at FIDE
- Epstein page at the US Chess Federation
- Interview With Esther Epstein Archived 2010-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
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