Irmgard Kärner
| Irmgard Kärner | |
|---|---|
| Country |  West Germany Germany |
| Born | 20 February 1927 Frankfurt, Germany |
| Died | 23 August 2014 (aged 87) |
Irmgard Kärner (20 February 1927 – 23 August 2014), also Irmgard Karner, was a German chess player. She was a winner the West Germany Women's Chess Championship (1964).
Biography
[edit]From the 1960s to the early 1970s, Irmgard Kärner was one of the leading chess players in the West Germany. She won four medals in West Germany Women's Chess Championships: gold (1964), two silver (1965, 1970) and bronze (1962).[1][2][3][4]
Irmgard Kärner played for West Germany in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[5]
- In 1966, at first reserve board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Oberhausen (+0, =1, -5),
- In 1969, at first reserve board in the 4th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lublin (+3, =2, -4),
- In 1972, at second board in the 5th Chess Olympiad (women) in Skopje (+4, =2, -2).
Irmgard Kärner played chess until old age. She twice won the third place at the German Women's Senior Championship (1996, 2002).[6] In 2000, Irmgard Kärner shared 1st place in German Women's Senior Championship.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "16. Deutsche Damenmeisterschaft 1962 in Eckernförde".
- ^ "18. Deutsche Damenmeisterschaft 1964 in Bremen".
- ^ "19. Deutsche Damenmeisterschaft 1965 in Wangen / Allgäu".
- ^ "21. Deutsche Damenmeisterschaft 1970 in Lauterbach (Hessen)".
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Irmgard Kärner". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "8. Deutsche Seniorenmeisterschaft 1996 in Friedrichroda".
- ^ "12. Deutsche Seniorenmeisterschaft 2000 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe".
Literature
[edit]- Michael Dombrowsky: Vor 50 Jahren: Zwei denkwürdige Schacholympiaden from ChessBase
- In Dresden ist die Welt am Zug! from schacholympiade.org
Other sources
[edit]- Bulletin of 18. German Women's Championship, Bremen 27.9. – 10.10.1964
- Deutsche Meisterschaften der Frauen from TeleSchach
- Der Schachclub Starnberg trauert um Irmgard Karner from SC Starnberg
External links
[edit]- Irmgard Karner player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Irmgard Kärner chess games at 365Chess.com
- Irmgard Karner from German Chess Federation