Myrta Ludwig

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Myrta Ludwig (* 1928 in Zurich ; † November 18, 2003 ) was a Swiss chess player . She won the Swiss women's championship three times .

She learned to play chess from her father. Her first chess club was the Oerlikon chess club , which she did not join until the age of 28. She won the Swiss women's championship in Lucerne in 1969 , in Muttenz in 1977 and in St. Moritz in 1978 . In 1976 she took part in the Chess Olympiad in Haifa with the Swiss women's team and, as a reserve player, achieved a positive result of 3.5 points from 6 games.

After a long illness, she died in 2003. Her husband also played chess. Her daughter, Silvia Faust-Ludwig, is also a chess player.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In memory of Myrta Ludwig (1928–2003) in the Schweizerische Schachzeitung 1/2 2004, page 21 (PDF; 1.0 MB)
  2. ↑ Honor roll women
  3. ↑ Myrta Ludwig's results at the women's chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
personal data
SURNAME Ludwig, Myrta
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss chess player
DATE OF BIRTH 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich
DATE OF DEATH November 18, 2003