Lyudmila Rudenko

Tags: Chess Player.

Lyudmila Vladimirovna Rudenko (Russian: Людми́ла Влади́мировна Руде́нко Ukrainian: Людмила Володимирівна Руденко; the transcription of her first name may vary in different sources – Liudmila Ljudmila Ludmila…; 27 July 1904 – 4 March 1986) was a Soviet chess player and the second Women’s World Chess Champion from 1950 until 1953.She was awarded the FIDE International Master and Woman International Master titles in 1950 and the Woman Grandmaster title in 1976.

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birth date

1904-07-27

birth name

Lyudmila Vladimirovna Rudenko

birth place

Poltava, Ukraine, Lubny, Russian Empire

country

Soviet Union

death date

1986-03-04

death place

Soviet Union, Saint Petersburg

title

International Master Woman International Master

year of world champion title

1950–53