Bożena Sikora-Giżyńska

Bożena Sikora-Giżyńska (born 18 April 1960) is a Polish chess player who won the Polish Women's Chess Championship in 1990. FIDE Woman International Master (1986).

In 1975 Bożena Sikora-Giżyńska won Polish Junior Chess Championship. In 1977 she won European Junior Chess Championship (U-20) in Novi Sad.

From 1975 to 1992 Bożena Sikora-Giżyńska played 17 times in the Polish Women's Chess Championship's finals. She won three medals: gold (1990), silver (1981) and bronze (1988). Also Bożena Sikora-Giżynska won gold medal in Polish Team Chess Championships (1990).

Bożena Sikora-Giżyńska won or shared first place in an international women's chess tournament in Nałęczów (1982, 1983), Iwonicz-Zdrój (1985) and Prague "Bohemians" (1987-1990, 1992). She was awarded the WIM title in 1986.

Bożena Sikora-Giżyńska played for Poland in Women's Chess Olympiads:

• In 1990, at second board in the 29th Chess Olympiad (women) in Novi Sad (+2, =4, -4).

• POL-ch (Women) 1990 - 365Chess.com Tournaments
• Medalistki Mistrzostw Polski Kobiet w Szachach Archived May 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
• OlimpBase :: Polish Team Chess Championship :: Bożena Sikora-Giżyńska
• Bohemians (Women) 1992 - 365Chess.com Tournaments
• OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Bożena Sikora-Giżyńska