Katarina Beskow
Katarina Beskow (actually Anna Catharina Beskow ; born February 2, 1867 in Stockholm , † probably August 11 or 12, 1939 in Salzburg ) was a Swedish chess player .
She took part in four women's world chess championships : in London in 1927 she came second out of twelve participants, in 1930 in Hamburg and in 1931 she was fourth of five places in Hamburg and in 1937 in Stockholm with 5.5 points from 14 games, 23rd place. Place for 26 participants. In a simultaneous performance in 1914 Beskow reached a draw against the eventual world champion Alexander Alekhine .
She was employed by Statens Järnvägar until her retirement .
Web links
- Replayable chess games by Katarina Beskow on 365Chess.com (English)
Individual references and sources
- ↑ A relevant different information is 1937 in Tullstorp on the family homepage , accessed on February 13, 2015. The chess literature mostly gives 1939 in Salzburg, whereby the few sources with the exact date disagree about August 11 or 12. For example, the Sveriges Dödbok 1901-2013 gives August 11, 1939 in Salzburg and mentions the residential address Tullstorp 5 in Södra Sallerup . Allan Werle stated August 12, 1939 in Salzburg in Schackkorrespondenten , issue 5/1983, pp. 99-104.
- ↑ Tables in Mark Weeks , accessed February 13, 2015
- ^ Obituary in Tidskrift för Schack 9-12 / 1939, p. 183 (Swedish, PDF file; 9348 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beskov, Katarina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beskow, Anna Catharina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | uncertain: August 11, 1939 or August 12, 1939 |
| Place of death | Salzburg , Austria |