Catherine Thürig (born 1958) is a Swiss chess player, Swiss Women's Chess Championship winner (1998).

Catherine Thürig
CountrySwitzerland
Born1958 (age 65–66)
Peak rating2120 (January 1996)

Chess career

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In the first half of the 1990s, Catherine Thürig was one of the strongest Swiss chess female players. She has competed many times in the individual finals of the Swiss Women's Chess Championships and won gold medal in 1998 in Engelberg.[1] She is a member of the Olten chess club.

Catherine Thürig played for Switzerland in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[2]

Catherine Thürig played for Switzerland in the European Women's Team Chess Championships:[3]

  • In 2011, at reserve board in the 9th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Porto Carras (+0, =2, -0),
  • In 2013, at reserve board in the 10th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Warsaw (+1, =0, -2).

In 2017 she was president of the organizing committee for the national chess tournament in Olten.[4]

Catherine Thürig is IT manager for the municipality of Wallisellen.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Ehrentafel Damen
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Catherine Thürig". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Catherine Thürig". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. ^ Ein Turnier mit einer Prise Wahnsinn (Neue Oltner Zeitung, 26. April 2017)
  5. ^ Gemeinde Wallisellen: Catherine Thürig
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