Ljuba Danielovna Kristol (Hebrew: לובה דניאלובנה קריסטול; Russian: Любовь Даниэловна Кристол; born May 26, 1944, in Leningrad) is a Russian-born Israeli chess player who holds the ICCF title of Lady Grandmaster (LGM) and the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM).
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.
Kristol is the four-time OTB women's chess champion of Israel.
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 1st–2nd place.