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Angela Borsuk

Angela Borsuk is an Israeli chess player and chess arbiter who holds the title of International Master and represented Israel's women's team in 7 Chess Olympiads.

born 1967Playing for Israel's women's team7 Chess Olympiads for IsraelIsraeli women's championship runner-up

Born: 29 August 1967, Kherson
Occupation: chess player

Angela Borsuk was born in 1967 in Kherson

Angela Borsuk was born on 29 August 1967 in Kherson, Ukraine. She first played for Ukraine in 1989, after earlier representing the Soviet Union.

She moved to Israel from Kherson in 1997, the same year she became a Woman Grandmaster. She first played for the Israeli national team at the 1999 European Championship and won an individual silver medal there. She became an International Master in 2008.

Borsuk was runner-up in the Israeli women's championship in 2004 and 2006. Between 2000 and 2014 she played in 7 Chess Olympiads for Israel, and she also played in 6 European championships. In October 2008 she reached her peak ranking, 67th among women in the world.

She plays for the Ashdod chess club. She is married and lives in Ashdod.

Angela Borsuk's life in 9 milestones

1967
Born in Kherson, Ukraine.
1989
Made her chess debut for Ukraine.
1997
Moved to Israel and became a Woman Grandmaster.
1999
Won an individual silver medal at the European Championship in her Israeli team debut.
2002
Finished third in the Israeli women's championship.
2004
Was runner-up in the Israeli women's championship.
2006
Was runner-up in the Israeli women's championship again.
2008
Became an International Master.
2013
Was part of Israel's win over Russia at the European women's championship.