Olga Semenova Tyan-Shanskaya
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FullnameOlga Izmajlovna Semenova Tyan-Shanskaya
Country
Soviet Union
Soviet UnionBorn9 September 1911
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Died4 November 1970 (aged 59)
Leningrad
Leningrad
Olga Semenova Tyan-Shanskaya | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Olga Izmajlovna Semenova Tyan-Shanskaya |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Born | 9 September 1911 Saint Petersburg |
| Died | 4 November 1970 (aged 59) Leningrad |
Olga Izmajlovna Semenova Tyan-Shanskaya (Russian: Ольга Измайловна Семёнова-Тян-Шанская; 9 September 1911 – 4 November 1970) was a Soviet chess player.
She was born in Saint Petersburg, a niece of the Russian geographer Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky. She learned to play chess at the age of 18; four years later she won the Leningrad city women's chess championship. She played in nine Women's Soviet Championships, winning two (1934 and 1936). In 1937 she took 2nd–3rd place, and in 1953 3rd–5th place.
She died in Leningrad.
