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Ylvi Pustina

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Ylvi Pustina
CountryAlbania
Born(1935-02-19)19 February 1935
Tirana, Albania
DiedFebruary 15, 2018(2018-02-15) (aged 82)

Ylvi Pustina (19 February 1935 – 15 February 2018) was an Albanian chess player, nine-time Albanian Chess Championship winner.

Biography

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From the begin 1950s to the begin 1970s, Ylvi Pustina was one of Albania's leading chess players. He nine time won Albanian Chess Championship: in 1952 (together with Bujar Hoxha), 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1969 and 1970. Only Fatos Muço has more Albanian chess champion titles than Ylvi Pustina.

Ylvi Pustina played for Albania in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

Ylvi Pustina played for Albania in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:[2]

  • In 1977, at third board in the 6th European Team Chess Championship in Moscow (+0, =1, -2).

Ylvi Pustina played for Albania in the World Student Team Chess Championships:[3]

  • In 1958, at first board in the 5th World Student Team Chess Championship in Varna (+1, =4, -5).

Ylvi Pustina played for Albania in the Men's Chess Balkaniads:[4]

  • In 1980, at third board in the 12th Chess Balkaniad in Istanbul (+0, =3, -2).

In 1999 and 2007 he participated in World Senior Chess Championships.

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Ylvi Pustina". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Ylvi Pustina". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Ylvi Pustina". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Balkaniads :: Ylvi Pustina". www.olimpbase.org.
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