Ljuba Danielovna Kristol (Hebrew: ???? ????????? ????????; Russian: ?????? ?????????? ???????; born May 26, 1944, Leningrad) is a Russian-born Israeli International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster and Woman International Master.
She is best known for winning the ICCF Women's World Championship in correspondence chess on two occasions: between 1978 and 1984, and between 1993 and 1998.
She grew up in Leningrad (now St.
Petersburg), and since 1976 has lived in Israel.
Kristol is the four-time OTB women's chess champion of Israel.
She took part in four Chess Olympiads as a member of the Israeli team.
In the Olympiad in 1976 (which took place in Haifa), Kristol won the gold medal with the Israeli team.
In 1989 Kristol participated in a zonal tournament in Haifa, and shared 1stβ2nd place.