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Merete Haahr

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Merete Haahr
CountryDenmark
Born(1924-11-18)18 November 1924
Died17 March 2004(2004-03-17) (aged 79)

Merete Haahr (18 November 1924 – 17 March 2004) was a Danish chess player, Danish Women's Chess Championship eight-times winner.

Biography

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From the early 1950s to the mid-1980s, Merete Haahr was one of the leading chess players in the Denmark. Eight times she won the Danish Women's Chess Championships: 1952, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1970 (after a play-off) and 1975. She sixth times participated in Women's World Chess Championship Zonal Tournaments: 1963,[1] 1966,[2] 1972,[3] 1975,[4] 1982[5] and 1987.[6]

Merete Haahr played for Denmark in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[7]

Merete Haahr played for Denmark in the Nordic Chess Cups:[8]

  • In 1971, at sixth board in the 2nd Nordic Chess Cup in Großenbrode (+3, =1, -1) and won team silver medal,
  • In 1972, at sixth board in the 3rd Nordic Chess Cup in Großenbrode (+2, =1, -1) and won team silver medal,
  • In 1973, at fifth board in the 4th Nordic Chess Cup in Ribe (+1, =1, -3) and won team gold medal.

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: East European zonal, Łódź 1963". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: East European zonal, Golden Sands 1966". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: European zonal 2, Pernik 1972". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. ^ "OlimpBase :: European zonal 1, Karlovy Vary 1975". www.olimpbase.org.
  5. ^ "OlimpBase :: Central European zonal, Bad Kissingen 1982". www.olimpbase.org.
  6. ^ "OlimpBase :: Nordic zonal 14, Gausdal 1987". www.olimpbase.org.
  7. ^ "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Merete Haahr". www.olimpbase.org.
  8. ^ "OlimpBase :: Nordic Chess Cup :: Merete Haahr". www.olimpbase.org.
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