Eva Aronson
{{Short description|American chess player (1908–1999)}}
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| name = Eva Aronson
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| full_name = Eva Karolina Aronson
| country = {{SWE}}
{{USA}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1908|3|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Linköping, Sweden
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1999|1|8|1908|3|2|df=y}}
| death_place = Morton Grove, Illinois, U.S.
| title = {{nowrap|Woman International Master (1972)}}
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| peakrating =2050 (January 1990)
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Eva Karolina Aronson ({{née}} Hedén, 2 March 1908 – 8 January 1999) was a Sweden-born American chess player who held the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1972). She was a winner the U.S. Women's Chess Championship (1972).
Biography
From the 1950s to the 1970s, Aronson was one of the leading chess players in the United States. She won the United States Women's Chess Championship in 1972.{{cite web|url=http://www.uschess.org/content/view/7498/522/|title=The United States Chess Federation - U.S. Women's Champions|first=Thomas|last=Mikolyzk|website=uschess.org}} Also she four times won United States Women's Open Chess Championship: 1953, 1961, 1969, and 1973.
In 1967, Aronson participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament in Subotica and ranked 18th place.{{cite web|url=http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/67wo$cix.htm|title=1967 Candidates Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)|website=mark-weeks.com}} In 1973, she participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament in Menorca and shared 17th-18th place.{{cite web|url=http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/73wo$iix.htm|title=1973 Menorca Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)|website=mark-weeks.com}}
Aronson played for United States in the Women's Chess Olympiad:{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playersw/g6yi8wcc.html|title=OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Eva Aronson|first=Wojciech|last=Bartelski|website=olimpbase.org}}
- In 1966, at first reserve board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Oberhausen (+2, =0, -4).
In 1972, Aronson was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title. She was married to chess player Ninus Aronson (1897-1984).{{cite web|url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=141513|title=The chess games of Ninus Aronson|website=chessgames.com}}
References
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External links
- {{Chessgames player|135443}}
- {{365Chess.com player|Eva_Aronson}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Linköping
Category:Chess Woman International Masters
Category:American female chess players
Category:Chess Olympiad competitors
Category:20th-century American chess players