Irina Levitina
- January 10, 2024
- Chess Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Irina Levitina |
| Occupation | Chess Player |
| Date Of Birth | Jun 8, 1954(1954-06-08) |
| Age | 70 |
| Birthplace | Saint Petersburg |
| Country | United States |
| Horoscope | Cancer |
Irina Levitina Biography
| Name | Irina Levitina |
| Birthday | Jun 8 |
| Birth Year | 1954 |
| Place Of Birth | Saint Petersburg |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Irina Levitina is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on June 8, 1954 in Saint Petersburg, United States. Irina Solomonovna Levitina (born June 8, 1954) is a Russian-American chess and bridge player. In chess, she has been a World Championship Candidate in 1984 and gained the title Woman Grandmaster. In contract bridge she has won five world championship events, four women and two mixed, including play on two world-champion USA women teams.
In 1986, Levitina won the Alpwater Award for the best played hand of the year by a woman player, becoming the first Soviet citizen to win a bridge award.
After her emigration in 1990 to the United States, she has also been U.S. Women’s Champion in 1991 (jointly), 1992, and 1993 (jointly).
Levitina is now a professional bridge player. She has won 5 world champion titles in women’s bridge and many “national” titles (major events at North American Bridge Championships, thrice-annual 10-day meets). Sometime prior to the 2014 European and World meets (summer and October), Levitina ranked 15th among 73 Women World Grand Masters by world masterpoints (MP) and 5th by placing points that do not decay over time.
In 1982, she took 2nd in Tbilisi (interzonal). In 1983, she beat Nona Gaprindashvili 6 : 4 in Lvov (quarterfinal), and Alexandria 7,5 : 6,5 in Dubna (semifinal). In 1984, she beat Lidia Semenova 7 : 5 in Sochi (final) and became World Women’s Championship Challenger. Levitina lost to Maia Chiburdanidze 5½ : 8½ in a title match at Volgograd 1984.
Irina Levitina Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Chess Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Irina Levitina is one of the richest Chess Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Irina Levitina 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Awarded the titles of WIM in 1972, and WGM in 1976.
In 1973, she tied for 2nd–5th in Menorca (interzonal). In 1974, she beat Valentina Kozlovskaya 6,5 : 5,5 in Kislovodsk (semifinal match). In 1975, she lost to Nana Alexandria 8 : 9 in a final match in Moscow. In 1977, she lost to Alla Kushnir 3 : 6 in a quarterfinal match in Dortmund.
In 1986, she took 7th in Malmö (Candidates Tournament; Elena Akhmilovskaya won). In 1987, she tied for 2nd–4th in Smederevska Palanka (interzonal). In 1988, she tied for 3rd–4th in Tsqaltubo (Candidates). In 1991, she tied for 3rd–4th in Subotica (interzonal). In 1992, she took 6th in Shanghai (Candidates; Susan Polgar won).
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Irina Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Irina Levitina celebrates birthday on June 8 of every year.