15 Facts About Anjelina Belakovskaia

Anjelina Mikhailovna Belakovskaia was born on May 17,1969 and is an American chess player holding the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster.

Anjelina Belakovskaia is a three-time US women's champion, with victories in 1995,1996, and 1999.

Anjelina Belakovskaia came to the United States to play competitive chess.

Anjelina Belakovskaia recalls flying from Moscow to New York City and arriving with little money and knowing only a few English words.

Anjelina Belakovskaia won $35 the first day, and soon the hustlers would no longer play her because they had lost too much money.

Anjelina Belakovskaia had a brief cameo in the movie Searching for Bobby Fischer in 1993.

Anjelina Belakovskaia became a naturalized US citizen on November 24,1999.

Since January 2011, Anjelina Belakovskaia has taught finance classes at the Eller College of Management at The University of Arizona.

In January of 2016, Anjelina Belakovskaia began teaching at Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University, where she is an Associate Teaching Professor in Global Finance.

Since 2022, Anjelina Belakovskaia has served as Faculty Advisor of the Crypto Club at Thunderbird and has become deeply engaged in the field of Artificial Intelligence.

Anjelina Belakovskaia won the New York Women's Chess Championship three times and played on the US team in the Chess Olympiads in 1994,1996, and 1998.

In 2000, Anjelina Belakovskaia was Honored by Howard Golden - president of Brooklyn, City of New York - for superlative skills and outstanding achievement.

In 2010, Anjelina Belakovskaia started a chess program for children in Tucson, Arizona.

Anjelina Belakovskaia is a member of the FIDE Chess in Schools commission.

In 2023, Anjelina Belakovskaia won the Inaugural US Chess Championship for Women 50+, and in 2023 and 2024, she led the US Women's 50+ Team to Silver and Bronze medals at the World Senior Team Chess Championships in Krakow and Prague, respectively.