Carla Wettstein (born 1946) is a Swiss and Australian chess player who two times won the Swiss Women's Chess Championship (1972, 1975). Women's Chess Olympiad individual bronze medalist (1976).
| Carla Wettstein | |
|---|---|
| Country | Switzerland Australia |
| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) |
| Peak rating | 1296 (February 2020) |
Biography
editIn the 1970s Carla Wettstein was one of the leading Swiss women's chess players. She two times won the Swiss Women's Chess Championship: 1972 and 1975. In 1973, in Wijk aan Zee Carla Wettstein participated in FIDE Women's World Chess Championship European Zonal Tournament.[1]
Carla Wettstein played for Switzerland in the Women's Chess Olympiad:[2]
- In 1976, at third board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa (+5, =3, -2) and won individual bronze medal.
Carla Wettstein later moved to Australia and rarely played in chess tournaments.
References
edit- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: European zonal 1 :: Wijk aan Zee 1973". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Carla Wettstein". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
edit- Carla Wettstein rating card at FIDE
- Carla Wettstein player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Carla Wettstein chess games at 365Chess.com
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