From the early 1950s to the mid-1980s, Merete Haahr was one of the leading chess players in the Denmark. Eight times she won the Danish Women's Chess Championships: 1952, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1970 (after a play-off) and 1975. She sixth times participated in Women's World Chess Championship Zonal Tournaments: 1963,[1] 1966,[2] 1972,[3] 1975,[4] 1982[5] and 1987.[6]
merete, haahr, november, 1924, march, 2004, danish, chess, player, danish, women, chess, championship, eight, times, winner, countrydenmarkborn, 1924, november, 1924died17, march, 2004, 2004, aged, biography, editfrom, early, 1950s, 1980s, leading, chess, play. Merete Haahr 18 November 1924 17 March 2004 was a Danish chess player Danish Women s Chess Championship eight times winner Merete HaahrCountryDenmarkBorn 1924 11 18 18 November 1924Died17 March 2004 2004 03 17 aged 79 Biography editFrom the early 1950s to the mid 1980s Merete Haahr was one of the leading chess players in the Denmark Eight times she won the Danish Women s Chess Championships 1952 1958 1959 1962 1966 1967 1970 after a play off and 1975 She sixth times participated in Women s World Chess Championship Zonal Tournaments 1963 1 1966 2 1972 3 1975 4 1982 5 and 1987 6 Merete Haahr played for Denmark in the Women s Chess Olympiads 7 In 1957 at second board in the 1st Chess Olympiad women in Emmen 4 1 6 In 1969 at first board in the 4th Chess Olympiad women in Lublin 3 3 5 In 1976 at second board in the 7th Chess Olympiad women in Haifa 4 3 5 In 1978 at second board in the 8th Chess Olympiad women in Buenos Aires 3 7 4 In 1980 at second board in the 9th Chess Olympiad women in Valletta 4 2 4 In 1984 at first board in the 26th Chess Olympiad women in Thessaloniki 2 1 8 Merete Haahr played for Denmark in the Nordic Chess Cups 8 In 1971 at sixth board in the 2nd Nordic Chess Cup in Grossenbrode 3 1 1 and won team silver medal In 1972 at sixth board in the 3rd Nordic Chess Cup in Grossenbrode 2 1 1 and won team silver medal In 1973 at fifth board in the 4th Nordic Chess Cup in Ribe 1 1 3 and won team gold medal References edit OlimpBase East European zonal Lodz 1963 www olimpbase org OlimpBase East European zonal Golden Sands 1966 www olimpbase org OlimpBase European zonal 2 Pernik 1972 www olimpbase org OlimpBase European zonal 1 Karlovy Vary 1975 www olimpbase org OlimpBase Central European zonal Bad Kissingen 1982 www olimpbase org OlimpBase Nordic zonal 14 Gausdal 1987 www olimpbase org OlimpBase Women s Chess Olympiads Merete Haahr www olimpbase org OlimpBase Nordic Chess Cup Merete Haahr www olimpbase org External links editMerete Haahr player profile and games at Chessgames com Merete Haahr chess games at 365Chess com nbsp nbsp This Danish biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Merete Haahr amp oldid 1132215084, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
