Russia – WGM and IM Pokorná, Regina (1982) Austria – WGM Polgár, Judit (1976) Hungary – GM 1991 Polgár, Sófia (1974) Hungary, Israel – WGM and IM Polgar, Susan (1969) Hungary, USA – Women's World champion, GM 1991 Polihroniade, Elisabeta (1935–2016) Romania – WGM Pourkashiyan, Atousa (1988) Iran – WGM Price, Edith Charlotte (1872–1956) England Ptáčníková, Lenka (1976) Czech Republic, Iceland – WGM Pujari, Rucha (1994) India – WIM Q Qin Kanying (1974) People's Republic of China – WGM Qiyu Zhou (2000) Canada – WGM R Radeva, Viktoria (2001) Bulgaria – WGM Rajlich, Iweta (1981) Poland – WGM and IM Ranasinghe, Sachini (1994) Sri Lanka – WIM Ratcu, Tatiana (1979) Brazil – WIM Regan, Natasha (1971) England – WIM Reischer, Salome (1899–1980) Austria – WIM Reizniece-Ozola, Dana (1981) Latvia – WGM Richards, Heather (1983) England, Australia – WIM Riegler, Alessandra (1961) Italy – ICCF Women's World Champion Rinder, Friedl (1905–2001) Germany – WIM Rogule, Laura (1988) Latvia – WGM Roodzant, Catharina (1896–1999) The Netherlands Roos, Nancy (1905–1957) United States Rootare, Salme (1913–1987) Estonia – WIM Ross, Laura (1988) United States – WFM Ruan Lufei (1987) China – WGM Rubene, Ilze (1958–2002) – WIM Rubtsova, Olga (1909–1992) Russia – Women's World Champion and IFCC Women's World Champion, WGM Rudenko, Lyudmila (1904–1986) Ukraine, Russia – Women's World Champion, WGM and IM, first woman awarded the International Master title Rudge, Mary (1842–1919) England Rudolf, Anna (1987) Hungary – WGM and IM S Sabure, Taduetso (1982) Botswana – WGM Sachdev, Tania (1986) India – IM and WGM Šafranska, Anda (1960) Latvia, France – WGM Salimova, Nurgyul (2003) Bulgaria – WGM and IM Sargsyan, Anna M. (2001) (Armenia) – IM Schwartzmann, Paulette (1910–19??) Latvia, France, Argentina Schneider, Jana (2002) Germany – FM Schneider, Veronika (1987) Hungary – WGM Schut, Lisa (1994) Netherlands – IM Sebag, Marie (1986) France – GM 2008 Selkirk, Rebecca (1993) South Africa – WCM Semenova, Lidia (1951) Ukraine – WGM Shahade, Jennifer (1980) USA – WGM Sheldon, Ruth (1980) England – WIM Shen Yang (1989) China – IM Shuvalova, Polina (2001) Russia – IM and WGM Sieber, Fiona (2000) Germany – WIM Skripchenko, Almira (1976) Moldova, France – WGM and IM Soćko, Monika (1978) Poland – GM 2008 Solomons, Anzel (1978) South Africa – WIM Srebrnič, Ana (1984) Slovenia – WGM Starr, Nava (1949) Latvia, Canada – WIM Stefanova, Antoaneta (1979) Bulgaria – Women's World Champion, GM 2003 Stevenson, Agnes (1873–1935)