Katrin Aladjova
| Katrin Aladjova | |
|---|---|
 Katrin Aladjova at a press conference during the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany 2008. | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Born | 21 June 1971 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Title | Woman FIDE Master (WFM) |
| Women's World Champion | Under 16 (1986) Under 18 (1989) |
| FIDE rating | 2115 (December 2012) |
| Peak rating | 2145 (July 1992)[1] |
Katrin Aladjova-Kusznirczuk (born Katrin Peneva Aladjova, Bulgarian Катрин Пенева Аладжова, listed with FIDE as Katrin Aladjova, 21 June 1971 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian-Australian chess Woman FIDE Master (WFM).[2]
She was 1986 World Under-16 Girl's Chess Champion and 1989 World Under-18 Girl's Chess Champion.
Chess career
In 1986 she won the Under-16 World Youth Chess Championship (Girls) in Río Gallegos, Argentina and gained the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM).[3] In this event she scored 9.5/11 winning from Ketevan Kakhiani on tiebreak, and finishing half a point ahead of Judit Polgar.
In 1989 she won the Under-18 World Youth Chess Championship (Girls) in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.[4] In the same event, the Bulgarian chess players Veselin Topalov won the Under-14 World Youth Championship and Antoaneta Stefanova won the Under-10 World Youth Championship (Girls), sparking an increased interest in chess in Bulgaria.
Aladjova won the 1992 Australian Women's Chess Championship in Melbourne, Australia.[5] She also won other women's chess events in Australia in 1993 and 1994, before retiring as a professional tournament chess player.
In May 2007, Aladjova was invited as a guest dignitary and commentator for the M-Tel Masters super-GM chess tournament in Sofia, and was interviewed by the French GM Robert Fontaine for Europe Echecs.
She was the President of Chess Victoria from late 2007 to November 2009.[6]
Personal life
Aladjova learnt chess from her father when she was six years old. [citation needed] In 1989, she married and moved to Melbourne Australia, and took the name Katrin Aladjova-Wills. She remarried in 2011 and is now Katrin Aladjova-Kusznirczuk. She has a Bachelor of Business from Victoria University, Australia, and is the co-founder and Director of "All Australia Imports" and "StreetStar Cosmetics". Katrin is also on the Board of Directors of "VITS LanguageLink". [citation needed] and an ambassador for the Victorian Government’s Vision for Language Education – Love of Language program.[citation needed]
Notable Games
References
- ^ Katrin Aladjova FIDE Rating History from www.olimpbase.org
- ^ Katrin Aladjova player profile at www.fide.com
- ^ World Championship u16 (girls) crosstable from www.brasilbase.pro.br
- ^ World Championship u16 (girls) results from www.brasilbase.pro.br
- ^ Australian Women's Champions Archived 4 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Australian Chess Federation
- ^ Meet Katrin Wills Amiel Rosario
External links
- Katrin Aladjova player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Katrin Aladjova Chess History from "Makemeup"
- Video interview with Katrin Aladjova by GM Robert Fontaine
- Homepage StreetStar Cosmetics
- Board of Directors VITS LanguageLink
- [1] Love of Language
