Nina Høiberg

Nina Høiberg (born 17 February 1956) is a Danish chess player and Woman International Master (WIM, 1985). She is an eight-times winner of the Danish Women's Chess Championship.

Nina Høiberg
Høiberg in 1988
Country	Denmark
Born	(1956-02-17) 17 February 1956 (age 69)
Title	Woman International Master (1985)
Peak rating	2295 (July 1987)

Biography

From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s, Nina Høiberg was the leading female chess-player in Denmark. Eight times she won the Danish Women's Chess Championships: 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1991, 1992, and 1993.

Nina Høiberg three times participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournaments:

• In 1985, at Interzonal Tournament in Zheleznovodsk ranked 9th place;^[1]
• In 1987, at Interzonal Tournament in Tuzla shared 6th-7th place with Zsuzsa Verőci;^[2]
• In 1990, at Interzonal Tournament in Genting Highlands shared 9th-10th place with Nana Alexandria.^[3]

Nina Høiberg played for Denmark in the Women's Chess Olympiads:^[4]

• In 1976, at first board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa (+3, =3, -6),
• In 1978, at first board in the 8th Chess Olympiad (women) in Buenos Aires (+7, =6, -1),
• In 1988, at first board in the 28th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+7, =4, -3),
• In 1990, at first board in the 29th Chess Olympiad (women) in Novi Sad (+7, =6, -1),
• In 1994, at first board in the 31st Chess Olympiad (women) in Moscow (+7, =5, -2),
• In 2002, at first board in the 35th Chess Olympiad (women) in Bled (+2, =3, -4).

Nina Høiberg played for Denmark in the European Team Chess Championships:^[5]

• In 1992, at first board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship (women) in Debrecen (+3, =0, -5),
• In 2015, at first board in the 11th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Reykjavík (+2, =3, -3).

In 1985, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.