María Teresa Mora
María Teresa Mora Iturralde | |
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 Maria Teresa Mora Iturralde | |
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| Nationality | Cuban |
| Known for | first woman to win the Cuban Chess Championship |
María Teresa Mora Iturralde (15 October 1902 – 3 October 1980) was a Cuban chess master.[1]
Born in Havana, she is the only person who received direct lessons from José Raúl Capablanca.[2] Mora was the first woman to win the Cuban Chess Championship (in 1922).[3][4]
She was twice a challenger for the Women's World Champion. She tied for seventh/eighth place at Buenos Aires 1939 (Vera Menchik won),[5][6] and 10-11th at Moscow 1949/50 (Lyudmila Rudenko won).[7]
Mora was awarded the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1950.[8] She was born and died in Havana.[8]
References[]
- ^ Chessbase: Capablanca's student: María Teresa Mora Iturralde
- ^ "Emisora Habana Radio". Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
- ^ "Ajedrez". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
- ^ Cuba -La Jiribilla
- ^ Campeonato Mundo femenino Buenos Aires 1939
- ^ femminile
- ^ World Chess Championship (women) : 1949-50 Title Tournament
- ^ a b Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 289, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
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