Wilma Samt (28 May 1926 – 15 February 2016) was an Austrian chess player who three times won the Austrian Women's Chess Championship (1966, 1970, 1973).

Wilma Samt
Born	(1926-05-28)28 May 1926
Died	15 February 2016(2016-02-15) (aged 89)
Children	1 daughter
Country	Austria

Biography

From the mid-1960s to the begin 1980s Wilma Samt was one of the leading Austrian women's chess players. In Austrian Women's Chess Championship she won six medals: three gold (1966, 1970, 1973) and three bronze (1975, 1978, 1980).[1] In 1966, in Arenys de Mar Wilma Samt participated in FIDE Women's World Chess Championship West European Zonal Tournament.[2]

Wilma Samt played for Austria in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[3]

• In 1963, at second board in the 2nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Split (+1, =3, -5),
• In 1969, at first reserve board in the 4th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lublin (+0, =2, -1),
• In 1972, at first reserve board in the 5th Chess Olympiad (women) in Skopje (+2, =2, -3),
• In 1974, at second board in the 6th Chess Olympiad (women) in Medellín (+3, =3, -2),
• In 1976, at first reserve board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa (+3, =2, -1),
• In 1980, at third board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in Valletta (+4, =4, -3).

References

External links

• Wilma Samt player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Wilma Samt chess games at 365Chess.com

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[ru] Замт, Вильма