Education
Moscow State University of Railway Engineering.
Moscow State University of Railway Engineering.
Later she was coaching and heading the Moscow draughts federation. As a child, Elena Mikhailovskaya was enjoying active sports, but at the age of 15 health issues forced her to settle down. She intended to start playing chess seriously but ended up in a draughts club
She then went to hold the title for three more years in a row, establishing the all-time Soviet record.
Among these, 1975 victory was the most special since Mikhailovskaya has finished it with a nearly perfect score, drawing only the last game against Lenie Toonen-Geurts after winning eight in a row. Only in 1979 did she concede the world crown to Ludmilla Meijler-Sochnenko.
When Elena Mikhailovskaya retired from active play, she continued coaching. She also was the president of Moscow draughts federation till the day of her death.
She died in February 1995 in Moscow and was buried at the Vagankovo Cemetery.
Ten years later, the Moscow Draughts Federation decided to proclaim 2005 the Year of Elena Mikhailovskaya. Profile at the Dutch Draughts Union tournament database.