Alla Kushnir
Kushnir (1973) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | אלה קושניר |
| Born | Alla Shulimovna Kushnir 11 August 1941 |
| Died | 2 August 2013 (aged 71) |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Soviet Union Israel |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (1976) |
| Peak rating | 2430 (January 1990) |
Alla Shulimovna Kushnir (later, Kushnir-Stein) (Hebrew: אלה שולימובנה קושניר; Russian: Алла Шулимовна Кушнир; 11 August 1941 – 2 August 2013) was a Soviet-born Israeli chess player and professor of classics, numismatics, and archaeology. She was awarded the FIDE titles of Woman International Master (WIM) in 1962 and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 1976. In 2017, she was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame.