Éva Karakas

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Éva Karakas
Born
Éva Fürst

15 February 1922
Budapest, Hungary
Died7 May 1995 (aged 73)
Budapest, Hungary
Other namesEva Kertesz, Eva Ladanyike-Karakas, Eva Karakas-Kertesz
CountryHungary
TitleWoman Grandmaster (1982)
Peak rating2205 (July 1973)

Éva Karakas (née Fürst; 15 February 1922 – 7 May 1995)[1] was a Hungarian chess player. She won the Women's Hungarian Chess Championship in 1954, 1956, 1962, 1965–66 and 1975–76, and the Women's World Senior Chess Championship in 1991, 1992 and 1994.[2] She played for the Hungarian national team in the first three editions of the Women's Chess Olympiad, held in 1957, 1963 and 1966.[3]

Karakas competed in the Women's World Championship Candidates' Tournament in 1959, 1961, and 1964. She participated in the Women's Interzonal tournament in 1973.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Karakas, Éva. terasz.hu
  2. ^ Other World Chess Champions. mark-weeks.com
  3. ^ Éva Karakas team chess record at Olimpbase.org

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