Angela Borsuk
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About
International chess player who rose to fame for formally representing Israel at prestigious chess championships. She debuted for the Israeli national chess team at the European Chess Championship in 1999, receiving a silver medal. She also earned the 1997 title of Woman Grandmaster and the 2008 title of International Master.
Before Fame
She made her chess debut playing for her home country of Ukraine in 1989. She also represented Soviet Union before beginning her formal representation of Israel in the late 1990s.
Trivia
She earned her peak ranking in October 2008, at 2398th overall and 67th for women.
Family Life
She was born in Kherson, Ukraine.
Associated With
Another famous female chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster is Irina Krush, who represented the United States.
