Marion Mott-McGrath
| Marion Mott-McGrath | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Australia |
| Born | 6 February 1940 |
Marion Mott-McGrath (born 6 February 1940), née McGrath, is an Australian chess player. She is a four-time winner of the Australian Women's Chess Championship (1966, 1969, 1976, 1980).
Biography
From the 1960s to the 1980s Marion Mott-McGrath was one of the leading Australian women's chess players. Marion Mott-McGrath is an Australian chess player, who most often won Australian Women's Chess Championships. In 1966, she first time won Australian Women's Chess Championship, but in 1980 Marion Mott-McGrath is repeated this success in fourth time. In 1967, she participated at Women's World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament in Subotica and ranked 16th place.[1]
Marion Mott-McGrath played for Australia in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 1972, at second board in the 5th Chess Olympiad (women) in Skopje (+2, =3, -3),
- In 1976, at first board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa (+1, =3, -5),
- In 1978, at third board in the 8th Chess Olympiad (women) in Buenos Aires (+4, =3, -4),
- In 1980, at first board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in Valletta (+2, =6, -3),
- In 1984, at third board in the 26th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+3, =2, -5),
- In 1986, at first reserve board in the 27th Chess Olympiad (women) in Dubai (+2, =4, -3).
References
- ^ "1967 Candidates Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Marion Mott-McGrath". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
- Marion Mott-McGrath player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Marion Mott-McGrath chess games at 365Chess.com