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Zsuzsa Makai (3 September 1945 – 12 May 1987), born as Suzana Makai, was a Romanian and Hungarian chess player. She holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1970). She is a Hungarian Women's Chess Champion (1980).

Zsuzsa Makai
Country	Romania  Hungary
Born	(1945-09-03)September 3, 1945 Oradea, Romania
Died	12 May 1987(1987-05-12) (aged 41) Budapest, Hungary
Title	Woman International Master (1970)

Early life

She was born to a Hungarian medical family in Romania. She learned to play chess at age 12. In 1959, she won the Romanian Youth Chess Championship. In 1960, at age fifteen, she debuted in the Romanian Women's Chess Championship. Thereafter she won 5 medals there: 3 silver (1966, 1974, 1976) and 2 bronzes (1972, 1975).[1] Between 1972 and 1976, she won the Romanian team chess championship five times with Timișoarateam Timișoara Medicine. In 1970, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.

In 1977 she moved to Hungary and in the same year won the bronze medal in the Hungarian Women's Chess Championship. In 1980, she won that contest.

Makai played for Romania and Hungaria in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[2]

• In 1969, at first reserve board in the 4th Women's Chess Olympiad in Lublin (+5, =3, -0) and won individual silver medal.
• In 1978, at third board in the 8th Chess Olympiad (women) in Buenos Aires (+5, =4, -1) and won team silver medal.

References

External links

• Zsuzsa Makai player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Zsuzsa Makai chess games at 365Chess.com

На других языках

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- [en] Zsuzsa Makai

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[ru] Макаи, Жужа

Жужа Макаи (венг. Makai Zsuzsa, в Румынии была Сьюзан Макаи (рум. Suzana Makai); 3 сентября 1945, Орадя — 12 мая 1987, Будапешт) — румынская и венгерская шахматистка, международный мастер среди женщин (1970).

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