Paula Kalmar-Wolf
Paula Kalmar-Wolf (born April 11, 1880 in Agram as Paula Klein , † September 29, 1931 in Vienna ) was an Austrian chess player .
Kalmar-Wolf was the strongest chess player in Austria. Nothing is known about her first husband, from whom she took the surname Kalmar. She was a student of Richard Réti and Heinrich Wolf , who became her second husband. At the three women's world chess championships in her lifetime, she came third in 1927 and second in 1930 and 1931 . Vera Menchik won each time .
During the women's world chess championship in 1931, Kalmar-Wolf had health problems due to her long-standing diabetes , but her death came as a surprise.
Individual references and sources
- ↑ http://www.frau-schach.at/paula-kalmar-wolf/
- ^ Paula Kalmar-Wolf. In: Wiener Schachzeitung , edition 19/20, October 1931. pp. 311–312.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Squid Wolf, Paula |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wolf-Kalmar, Paula; Kalmar, Paula; Small, Paula |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Agram |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 29, 1931 |
| Place of death | Vienna |