Waltraud Nowarra
{{short description|German chess player (1940–2007)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1940|11|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Köslin, Poland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|10|27|1940|11|14|df=y}}
| death_place = Dresden, Germany
| title = Woman International Master (1966)
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Waltraud Nowarra ({{née}} Schameitat, 14 November 1940 – 27 October 2007) was a German chess player who held the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1966). She was a seven-time winner the East Germany Women's Chess Championship (1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1968).
Biography
In the 1960s, Nowarra was one of the leading chess players in the East Germany. She won the East Germany Women's Chess Championships seven times: 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1968 and 1968, and also won silver (1957) and two bronze (1959, 1973) medals.{{cite web|url=http://teleschach.com/aktuelles/ddemlist.htm|title=TeleSchach / Deutsche Frauen (Damen) Schachmeisterschaften|website=teleschach.com}} In 1966, Waltraud Nowarra won Women's World Chess Championship Zonal Tournament. In 1967, she participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament in Subotica and taken 10th place.{{cite web|url=http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/67wo$cix.htm|title=1967 Candidates Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)|website=www.mark-weeks.com}} In 1970, she shared with Valentina Borisenko first place in the International Women's Chess tournament in Halle, but in 1972 she won the first place in the International Women's Chess tournament in Piotrków Trybunalski.
Nowarra played for East Germany in the Women's Chess Olympiads:{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playersw/mmia2awh.html|title=OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Waltraud Nowarra|first=Wojciech|last=Bartelski|website=www.olimpbase.org}}
- In 1963, at second board in the 2nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Split (+6, =2, -2) and won the team bronze medal and the individual bronze medal,
- In 1966, at second board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Oberhausen (+1, =2, -3) and won the team bronze medal,
- In 1969, at first board in the 4th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lublin (+5, =3, -2),
- In 1972, at first board in the 5th Chess Olympiad (women) in Skopje (+2, =0, -4).
In 1966, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.
References
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External links
- {{Chessgames player|13611}}
- {{365Chess.com player|Waltraud_Nowarra}}
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Category:Chess players from Koszalin
Category:German female chess players
Category:Chess Woman International Masters
Category:Chess Olympiad competitors
Category:20th-century German chess players