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Gisela Kahn Gresser (February 8, 1906 - December 4, 2000) was one of the first two female chess players in the United States to gain the title of master in 1950 when FIDE created official titles. She was also the first woman to be inducted into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame. She won the U.S. Women's Chess Championship in 1944, 1948 (with Mona May Karff), 1954, 1955 (with Nancy Roos), 1957 (with Sonja Graf), 1962, 1965, 1966 (with Lisa Lane), 1967, and 1969 (at age 63).

Born in Detroit in 1906, Gresser first learned to play chess at the late age of 30. In 1938 she was in attendence at the first U.S. Women's Chess Championship tournament, organized by Caroline Marshall and held at the Rockefeller Center in New York City (won by Adele Rivero). In 1940 she was one of the participants and in 1944, she won it.

Ms.Gresser was a housewife, married in 1927 to William Gresser, an attorney and musicologist. She had attended Radcliffe, followed by the American School of Classical Studies in Athens on a fellowship.

Besides her astounding success in the U.S. Women's Chess Championship, Gresser also played in five Women’s Candidates’ tournaments (for the Women's World Chess Championship - she was the challenger for the 1949-50 title) and three Women’s Chess Olympiads. She won the 1954 U.S. Women’s Open Championship.

She had also written an article for the October 1950 issue of Ladies Home Journal, entitled I Went to Moscow.

When Gisela Kahn Gresser died at age 94, the USCF still had her listed:

         Gresser, Gisela Kahn  (WIM ) USA   2090.

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-'''Gisela Kahn Gresser''' ([[February 8]], [1906]] - [[December 4]], [[2000]]) was the first female [[chess]] player in the [[United States]] to gain the title of master. She was also the first American woman to be inducted into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame. She was US Women's Chess Champion 1944, co-champion with Mona M. Karff in 1948, 1954, co-champion with Nancy Roos in 1955, co-champion with Sonja Graf in 1957, 1962, 1965, co-champion with [[Lisa Lane]] in 1966, 1967 and 1969 (at age 63).
+'''Gisela Kahn Gresser''' ([[February 8]], [[1906]] - [[December 4]], [[2000]]) was one of the first two [[female chess players]] in the [[United States]] to gain the title of master in 1950 when FIDE created official titles. She was also the first woman to be inducted into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame. She won the [[U.S. Women's Chess Championship]] in 1944, 1948 (with [[Mona May Karff]]), 1954, 1955 (with [[Nancy Roos]]), 1957 (with [[Sonja Graf]]), 1962, 1965, 1966 (with [[Lisa Lane]]), 1967, and 1969 (at age 63).
+Born in Detroit in 1906, Gresser first learned to play chess at the late age of 30. In 1938 she was in attendence at the first [[U.S. Women's Chess Championship]] tournament, organized by Caroline Marshall and held at the Rockefeller Center in New York City (won by [[Adele Rivero]]). In 1940 she was one of the participants and in 1944, she won it.
+Ms.Gresser was a housewife, married in 1927 to William Gresser, an attorney and musicologist. She had attended Radcliffe, followed by the American School of Classical Studies in Athens on a fellowship.
+Besides her astounding success in the [[U.S. Women's Chess Championship]], Gresser  also played in five Women’s Candidates’ tournaments (for the [[Women's World Chess Championship]] - she was the challenger for the 1949-50 title) and three Women’s Chess Olympiads. She won the 1954 U.S. Women’s Open Championship.
+She had also written an article for the October 1950 issue of ''[[Ladies Home Journal]]'', entitled '''I Went to Moscow'''.
+When '''Gisela Kahn Gresser''' died at age 94, the USCF still had her listed:
+          Gresser, Gisela Kahn  (WIM ) USA   2090.
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