 Epstein in 2003 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 10, 1954 Nizhny Novgorod, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Spouse | Alexander Ivanov |
| Chess career | |
| Country | United States (after 1988) Soviet Union (before 1988) |
| Title | Woman International Master (1972) |
| Peak rating | 2305 (January 1977) |
Esther Danilovna Epstein (born May 10, 1954) is an American chess player and systems manager, who has won the U.S. Women's Chess Champion in 1991 and 1997. She holds a Woman International Master title.
Still in the USSR, Epstein was the USSR Women's Vice-Champion in 1976. She has played for the U.S. Women's Olympiad team five times.
She is married to chess grandmaster Alexander Ivanov.
