| Esther Epstein | |
|---|---|
 Epstein in 2003 | |
| Born | (1954-05-10) May 10, 1954 (age 70) Nizhny Novgorod, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Woman International Master (1972) |
| Peak rating | 2305 (January 1977) |
Esther Danilovna Epstein (born May 10, 1954) is an American chess player and systems manager, who has won the U.S. Women's Chess Champion in 1991 and 1997. She holds a Woman International Master title.
Still in the USSR, Epstein was the USSR Women's Vice-Champion in 1976. She has played for the U.S. Women's Olympiad team four times.
She is married to chess grandmaster Alexander Ivanov.
| Preceded byElena Donaldson | U.S. Women's Chess Champion 1991 (with Irina Levitina) |
Succeeded byIrina Levitina |
| Preceded byAnjelina Belakovskaia | U.S. Women's Chess Champion 1997 |
Succeeded byIrina Krush |
References
External links
- Another page on Esther Epstein at the US Chess Federation.
- Esther Epstein rating card at FIDE
- Epstein page at the US Chess Federation
- Interview With Esther Epstein Archived 2010-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
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