Ingrid Larsen (chess player)

Ingrid Larsen (1 July 1909 – 25 February 1990) was a Danish chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1950). She was a seventeen-times winner the Danish Women's Chess Championship.

Ingrid Larsen
Larsen in 1957
Country Denmark
Born(1909-07-01)1 July 1909
Died25 February 1990(1990-02-25) (aged 80)
TitleWoman International Master (1950)

Biography

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From the late 1930s to the early 1980s, Ingrid Larsen was one of the leading chess players in the Denmark. Seventeen times she won the Danish Women's Chess Championships: 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1965, 1969 and 1983.

Ingrid Larsen three times participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Tournaments:

Ingrid Larsen played for Denmark in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[3]

In 1950, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.

References

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  1. ^ "1927-39 Title Tournaments : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  2. ^ "1949-50 Title Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  3. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Ingrid Larsen". www.olimpbase.org.
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