Esther Epstein

American chess player
Esther Epstein
Epstein in 2003
Born (1954-05-10) May 10, 1954 (age 70)
TitleWoman International Master

Esther Danilovna Epstein[1] (born May 10, 1954) is a United States 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.

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 four times.

She is married to chess grandmaster Alexander Ivanov.

Preceded by
Elena Donaldson
U.S. Women's Chess Champion
1991 (with Irina Levitina)
Succeeded by
Irina Levitina
Preceded by
Anjelina Belakovskaia
U.S. Women's Chess Champion
1997
Succeeded by
Irina Krush

References

  1. ^ NNCF Biography

External links

  • Another page on Esther Epstein at the US Chess Federation.
  • Esther Epstein rating card at FIDE Edit this at Wikidata
  • Epstein page at the US Chess Federation
  • Interview With Esther Epstein Archived 2010-12-16 at the Wayback Machine


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