Salome Reischer
{{Short description|Austrian chess player}}
Salome Reischer (19 February 1899 – 1980) was an Austrian chess player.[http://www.chess.at/geschichte/gesheumo.htm Schach in Österreich]
Career
In 1937 she tied for 17-20th places at the 6th Women's World Chess Championship in Stockholm, won by Vera Menchik.[http://www.ajedrezdeataque.com/11%20Ajedrez%20Femenino/Palmares/Ctos_Mundo/Estocolmo_37.htm Estocolmo 1937] Born in Brzezinka,[http://www.ara.org.ar/chs/ajedrez/perlas/piriapolise.html Passengers of the Piriápolis] after Anschluss, she moved initially to Palestine and then, via Argentina, to the United States.[http://www.ballo.de/dsb_3__teil,_b.htm History of the German Chess Federation]
In 1939, she tied for 14-16th places in the 7th Women's World Championship at Buenos Aires, where Menchik dominated again.[http://www.rogerpaige.webspace.virginmedia.com/tables10.htm Roger Paige's site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426091732/http://www.rogerpaige.webspace.virginmedia.com/tables10.htm |date=2012-04-26 }} After World War II, Reischer came back to Austria. She won the Austrian women's championship thrice: at Melk 1950, Graz 1952, and Pöchlarn 1954.
She was awarded the International Woman Master title in 1952.[http://www.chessmile.com/spip.php?article66 Liste des premiers titrés - Chessmile]
References
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External links
- [http://www.365chess.com/players/Salome_Reischer Salome Reischer] chess games at 365Chess.com
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Category:Austrian female chess players
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Category:Chess Woman International Masters
Category:People from Oświęcim County
Category:20th-century Austrian chess players
Category:20th-century Austrian sportsmen
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Category:Austrian chess players
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