Rita Heigl

Rita Heigl (born July 9, 1933 , maiden name Bonz ) is a German correspondence chess player . She won the German women's championship three times.

Correspondence chess

Rita Heigl took part in the 1st Correspondence Chess Olympiad for women and won the silver medal with the German team ( Juliane Hund , Edith Mechelke, Elke Beyer and Rita Heigl). In the preliminary round of the 3rd Women's World Championship, she finished third; she was half a point short of qualifying for the final. After she won 3rd place at the 6th German women's championship in 1968/70, she became German champion for the first time in 1975 at the 7th DM. She repeated this success at the 9th DM in 1979 and at the 10th DM in 1981.

Then she qualified for the final of the 4th Women's World Cup in 1984/92. Here she was ninth out of 14 participants. In the final of the 2nd Correspondence Chess Olympiad, she played for Germany on board 1.

In 1979 she was awarded the title of International Correspondence Chess Champion by the World Correspondence Chess Federation .

Tournament chess

On the board, too, Rita Heigl showed an acceptable level of play. In 1965 she won the Lower Bavarian Chess Championship in Ortenburg. From 1964 to 1966, she took fifth place and twice seventh place at the Bavarian women's championships.

Private

Rita Heigl works as an accountant. She has been married to the chess master Rudolf Heigl (born December 24, 1932) since 1958 and has four children. She took on organizational tasks in the Landshut chess club: secretary, then first board member (until 1981).

Web links

• Rita Heigl at the International Correspondence Chess Federation ICCF (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ICCF - 1st CC LADIES OLYMPIAD FINAL , table of the International Correspondence Chess Federation
2. ^ 1. Correspondence Chess Olympiad of Women / 1st Ladies Correspondence Chess Olympiad
3. ↑ 2nd Correspondence Chess Olympiad of Women / 2nd Ladies Correspondence Chess Olympiad