Olga Semenova Tyan-Shanskaya
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| Olga Semenova Tyan-Shanskaya | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Olga Izmajlovna Semenova Tyan-Shanskaya (Ольга Измайловна Семёнова-Тян-Шанская) |
| Country |  Soviet Union |
| Born | 9 September 1911 Saint Petersburg |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Leningrad |
| Title | Woman FIDE Master |
Olga Izmajlovna Semenova Tyan-Shanskaya (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.
References
- Chess Dictionary, Moscow, 1964, p. 333
- Soviet Encyclopedia: Chess, Moscow, 1990, p. 354 ISBN 5-85270-005-3
