Eva Karolina Aronson (née Hedén, 2 March 1908 – 8 January 1999)[1] was a Sweden-born American chess player who held the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1972). She was a winner the U.S. Women's Chess Championship (1972).
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Full name | Eva Karolina Aronson |
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Born | (1908-03-02)2 March 1908 Linköping, Sweden |
Died | 8 January 1999(1999-01-08) (aged 90) Morton Grove, Illinois, U.S. |
Title | Woman International Master (1972) |
From the 1950s to the 1970s, Aronson was one of the leading chess players in the United States. She won the United States Women's Chess Championship in 1972.[2] Also she four times won United States Women's Open Chess Championship: 1953, 1961, 1969, and 1973.
In 1967, Aronson participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament in Subotica and ranked 18th place.[3] In 1973, she participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament in Menorca and shared 17th-18th place.[4]
Aronson played for United States in the Women's Chess Olympiad:[5]
In 1972, Aronson was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title. She was married to chess player Ninus Aronson (1897-1984).[6]