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Florence Hutchison-Stirling (1858 – 6 May 1948) was a Scottish chess player. She was a participant the Women's World Chess Championship 1927.

Florence Hutchison-Stirling
Country	Scotland
Born	1858 London, England
Died	6 May 1948(1948-05-06) (aged 89–90) Burntisland, Scotland

Biography

Florence Hutchison-Stirling was one of five daughters and two sons of James Hutchison Stirling (1820 – 1909), Scottish idealist philosopher. She started played chess around the age of eight or nine, reaching such a level that her father, who had an interest in various board games. Florence Hutchison-Stirling was a member of Edinburgh Ladies' Chess Club, and supported the activities of the Scottish Ladies' Chess Association (founded in 1905). She was a five-time winner the Scottish Women's Chess Championship (1905, 1906, 1907, 1912, 1913). Also Florence Hutchison-Stirling were the first women to compete in Scottish Men's Chess Championship (1925, 1927).[1] She played in several British Women's Chess Championships where in 1913 she shared 1st place but lost play-off,[2] and in 1923 she shared 2nd - 5th place.[3] In 1923, in Portsmouth she drew with Alexander Alekhine in simultaneous exhibition on 37 boards.[4] In 1927, Florence Hutchison-Stirling participated in first Women's World Chess Championship where she ranked 8th place.[5]

References

External links

• Florence Hutchison-Stirling player profile and games at Chessgames.com

На других языках

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[ru] Хатчисон-Стирлинг, Флоренс

Флоренс Хатчисон-Стирлинг (англ. Florence Hutchison-Stirling; 1858, Лондон — 6 мая, 1948, Бернтайленд) — шотландская шахматистка, участница чемпионата мира по шахматам среди женщин (1927), многократная чемпионка Шотландии по шахматам среди женщин (1905, 1906, 1907, 1912, 1913).

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