Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov | |
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Country | Serbia |
Born | 14 December 1938 Inowrocław, Poland | (age 85)
Title | Woman Grandmaster (1986) |
Peak rating | 2180 (January 1975) |
Henryka (Henrijeta) Konarkowska-Sokolov (born 14 December 1938, in Inowrocław, Poland) is a Polish–Serbian chess master.
She was four times Women's Polish Champion (1958, 1960, 1963, and 1964)[1] and two times Women's Yugoslav Champion (1967 and 1971).
In 1961, Henryka Kornakowska took 11th in Vrnjačka Banja (Candidates Tournament, Nona Gaprindashvili won). In 1964, she tied for seventh/eighth place in Sukhumi (Candidates Tournament). In 1965, she married Vladimir Sokolov, and emigrated to Yugoslavia. In 1967, Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov tied for eleventh/twelfth place in Subotica (Candidates Tournament, Alla Kushnir won).[2]
She played thrice in Women's Chess Olympiads (once for Poland and twice for Yugoslavia):
She won two individual bronze medals (1969 and 1972).[3]
Konarkowska-Sokolov was awarded the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1962 and the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title in 1986.