Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov

Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov
Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov
Country	Serbia
Born	14 December 1938 (age 85); Inowrocław, Poland
Title	Woman Grandmaster (1986)
Peak rating	2180 (January 1975)

Henryka (Henrijeta) Konarkowska-Sokolov (born 14 December 1938, in Inowrocław, Poland) is a Polish–Serbian chess master.

Biography

She was four times Women's Polish Champion (1958, 1960, 1963, and 1964)^[1] and two times Women's Yugoslav Champion (1967 and 1971).

In 1961, Henryka Kornakowska took 11th in Vrnjačka Banja (Candidates Tournament, Nona Gaprindashvili won). In 1964, she tied for seventh/eighth place in Sukhumi (Candidates Tournament). In 1965, she married Vladimir Sokolov, and emigrated to Yugoslavia. In 1967, Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov tied for eleventh/twelfth place in Subotica (Candidates Tournament, Alla Kushnir won).^[2]

She played thrice in Women's Chess Olympiads (once for Poland and twice for Yugoslavia):

In 1963, at first board in second WChOlympiad in Split (+5 –4 =1);
In 1969, at second board in fourth WChOlympiad in Lublin (+5 –1 =3);
In 1972, at first reserve board in fifth WChOlympiad in Skopje (+2 –0 =5).

She won two individual bronze medals (1969 and 1972).^[3]

Konarkowska-Sokolov was awarded the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1962 and the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title in 1986.

References

^ Litmanowicz, Władysław; Giżycki, Jerzy (1986–1987). Szachy od A do Z. Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. ISBN 83-217-2481-7 (1. A-M), ISBN 83-217-2745-X (2. N-Z).
^ http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/wcc-plwo.htm World Chess Championship for Women
^ OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess

External links

Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov rating card at FIDE
Henrijeta Sokolov FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
Henrijeta Konarkowska Sokolov chess games at 365Chess.com
Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov player profile and games at Chessgames.com

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[1] Litmanowicz, Władysław; Giżycki, Jerzy (1986–1987). Szachy od A do Z. Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. ISBN 83-217-2481-7 (1. A-M), ISBN 83-217-2745-X (2. N-Z).

[2] ttp://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/wcc-plwo.htm World Chess Championship for Women

[3] OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess

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v t e Serbian Woman Grandmasters
Chess players for Serbia with the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM)
Active	Jordanka Belić Ana Benderać Nataša Bojković ^IM Irina Chelushkina Aleksandra Dimitrijević Jovana Erić Teodora Injac Suzana Maksimović Maria Manakova Alisa Marić ^IM Mirjana Marić Svetlana Prudnikova Jovana Rapport Anđelija Stojanović Sanja Vuksanović
Inactive	Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov Milunka Lazarević Verica Nedeljković
^IM Additionally has an International Master (IM) title See also: Category:Serbian female chess players