Elisaveta Ivanovna Bykova (or Elisabeth Bykova, Russian: Елизаве́та Ива́новна Бы́кова; 4 November 1913 – 8 March 1989) was a Soviet chess player and twice...

Elisaveta (Bulgarian: Елисавета) is a name that may refer to: Elisaveta Bagriana Elisaveta Belogradskaya Elisaveta Bem Elisaveta Bykova Elisaveta Dmitrieva...

chess champion by a sweeping victory in a match against the incumbent, Elisaveta Bykova. This won her widespread acclaim throughout Georgia. She successfully...

champion. The first such Candidates tournament was held in Moscow, 1952. Elisaveta Bykova won and proceeded to defeat Rudenko with seven wins, five losses, and...

professional hockey player Elisaveta Bykova (1913–1989), Soviet chess player and Women's World Chess Champion Irina Bykova (born 1993), Kazakhstani cross-country...

is one of three women to have at least two separate reigns, besides Elisaveta Bykova and Hou Yifan. Xie Jun is the current president of the Chinese Chess...

title in 1956, finishing ahead of Rudenko and Elisaveta Bykova in a tournament. Rubtsova lost it to Bykova in a match in 1958. In 1957, Rubtsova took part...

(peak years 1905–1907) Johannes Zukertort, 2262 (peak years 1872–1886) Elisaveta Bykova, 2254 (peak years 1958–1960) Louis Paulsen, 2232 (peak years 1861–1862)...

World Champions Vera Menchik Lyudmila Rudenko Elisaveta Bykova Olga Rubtsova Nona Gaprindashvili Maia Chiburdanidze Xie Jun Susan Polgar Zhu Chen Antoaneta...

She held the Women's World Championship title until losing it to Elisaveta Bykova in 1953 in the next championship cycle. Her score was 6–8 (five wins...