| Elisaveta Bykova | |
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| Full name | Elisaveta Ivanovna Bykova |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Born | 4 November 1913 Bogolyubovo, Vladimir Oblast, Russian Empire |
| Died | 8 March 1989 (aged 75) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Title | International Master (1953) Woman Grandmaster (1976) |
| Women's World Champion | 1953–1956 1958–1962 |
Elisaveta Ivanovna Bykova (or Elisabeth Bykova, Russian: Елизаве́та Ива́новна Бы́кова; 4 November 1913 – 8 March 1989) was a Soviet chess player and twice Women's World Chess Champion, from 1953 until 1956, and again from 1958 to 1962. She was awarded the titles of Woman International Master in 1950, International Master in 1953, and Woman Grandmaster in 1976.[1] In 2013, she was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame.[2]
- ^ Sunnucks, Anne (1970), The Encyclopaedia of Chess, St. Martins Press, ISBN 978-0709146971
- ^ "Elizaveta (Elizabeth) Bykova". World Chess Hall of Fame.