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Paula Wolf-Kalmar (11 April 1880[1] – 29 September 1931) was an Austrian chess master, born in Zagreb.[2]
Paula Wolf-Kalmar | |
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| Born | 11 April 1880 Zagreb, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, (now Croatia) |
| Died | 29 September 1931 (aged 51) Vienna, First Republic of Austria, (now Austria) |
| Nationality | Austrian, Croat |
She took 5th at Meran 1924 (unofficial European women's championship won by Helene Cotton and Edith Holloway). After the tournament three of the participants (Holloway, Cotton and Agnes Stevenson) defeated three others (Kalmar, Gülich and Pohlner) in a double-round London vs. Vienna match.[3]
She was thrice a Women's World Championship Challenger. She took 3rd, behind Vera Menchik and Katarina Beskow at London 1927, took 2nd at Hamburg 1930, and took 2nd at Prague 1931, both behind V. Menchik.[4][5] She died in 1931 in Vienna.[2]
In 2017, she was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame.[6]
References
- "Die erste österreichische Schachmeisterin: Paula Kalmar-Wolf" (in German). frau-schach.at.
- Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 469, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
- Unofficial European women’s champion
- Eröffnung
- Campeonato Mundo femenino
- "Paula Kalmar-Wolf". World Chess Hall of Fame.
Further reading
- "?", British Chess Magazine, vol. 1931, p. 531
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- [en] Paula Wolf-Kalmar
[ru] Вольф-Кальмар, Паула
Паула Вольф-Кальмар (нем. Paula Wolf-Kalmar, ур. Паула Клейн (нем. Paula Klein);[1] 11 апреля, 1880, Загреб — 29 сентября, 1931, Вена) — австрийская шахматистка, призёр первых трех чемпионатов мира по шахматам среди женщин.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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