Anni Laakmann (born 5 January 1937) is a German chess player who holds the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM, 1983). She is a four time West Germany Women's Chess Champion (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976).
| Anni Laakmann | |
|---|---|
 Anni Laakmann in 1978 | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Born | 5 January 1937 Rheinberg, Germany |
| Title | Woman FIDE Master (1983) |
| Peak rating | 2185 (January 1987) |
Biography
editIn 1970s, Laakmann was one of West Germany's leading women chess players. She won the West Germany Women's Chess Championships four times in 1970, 1972, 1974 and 1976.[1] In 1973, in Nordic Chess Cup Laakmann won all her games.[2] In 1975, in Pula she participated in the World Women's Chess Championship Zonal tournament.
Anni Laakmann played for Germany in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[3]
- In 1972, at first board in the 5th Chess Olympiad (women) in Skopje (+3, =4, -3),
- In 1974, at first board in the 6th Chess Olympiad (women) in Medellín (+4, =4, -5),
- In 1976, at first board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa (+4, =4, -2),
- In 1978, at first board in the 8th Chess Olympiad (women) in Buenos Aires (+2, =5, -4) and won the team bronze medal,
- In 1980, at third board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in Valletta (+4, =3, -2),
- In 1982, at first reserve board in the 10th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lucerne (+2, =1, -2).
In mid 1980s Laakmann finished her chess player career.[4]
References
edit- ^ "TeleSchach / Deutsche Frauen (Damen) Schachmeisterschaften". teleschach.com.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Nordic Chess Cup :: Anni Laakmann". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Anni Laakmann". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "FIDE rating history :: Laakmann, Anni".
External links
edit- Anni Laakmann player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Anni Laakmann chess games at 365Chess.com