Irmgard Kärner (20 February 1927 – 23 August 2014), also Irmgard Karner, was a German chess player. She was a winner the West Germany Women's Chess Championship (1964).
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Born | (1927-02-20)20 February 1927 Frankfurt, Germany |
Died | 23 August 2014(2014-08-23) (aged 87) |
From the 1960s to the early 1970s, Irmgard Kärner was one of the leading chess players in the West Germany. She won four medals in West Germany Women's Chess Championships: gold (1964), two silver (1965, 1970) and bronze (1962).[1][2][3][4]
Irmgard Kärner played for West Germany in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[5]
Irmgard Kärner played chess until old age. She twice won the third place at the German Women's Senior Championship (1996, 2002).[6] In 2000, Irmgard Kärner shared 1st place in German Women's Senior Championship.[7]