Lyudmila Rudenko
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Lyudmila Vladimirovna Rudenko (Russian: Людми́ла Влади́мировна Руде́нко, Ukrainian: Людмила Володимирівна Руденко; 27 July 1904 – 4 March 1986) was a Soviet chess player and the second women's world chess champion, from 1950 until 1953.[1]
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovna and the family name is Rudenko.
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Full name | Lyudmila Vladimirovna Rudenko |
Country | Soviet Union |
Born | (1904-07-27)27 July 1904 Lubny, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine) |
Died | 4 March 1986(1986-03-04) (aged 81) Leningrad, Soviet Union |
Title | International Master (1950) Woman Grandmaster (1976) |
Women's World Champion | 1950–53 |
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Rudenko was awarded the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman International Master (WIM) in 1950, and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 1976. She was the first woman awarded the International Master title. She was also USSR women's champion in 1952.