Pepita Ferrer Lucas

Pepita Ferrer Lucas (7 May 1938 – 14 January 1993) was a Spanish chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1974). She was an eight-time Spanish Women's Chess Champion (1961, 1963, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976).

Pepita Ferrer Lucas
Country Spain
Born(1938-05-07)May 7, 1938
Barcelona, Spain
Died14 January 1993(1993-01-14) (aged 54)
TitleWoman International Master (1974)

Biography

From mid-1950s to mid 1980s, Ferrer Lucas was one of Spanish leading women chess players. In the Spanish Women's Chess Championships she won eight gold (1961, 1963, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976) and two silver medals (1957, 1959). Also she four times won the Catalonia Women's Chess Championships (1956, 1958, 1959, 1981).[1]

Ferrer Lucas twice participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournaments: in 1973, Menorca she ranked at 14th place,[2] but in 1986, in Zeleznovodsk she stayed at 16th place.[3]

Pepita Ferrer Lucas played for Spain in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[4]

In 1974, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title. Ferrer Lucas was the first Spanish chess player to receive this title.

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gollark: No, Haskell is basically bracket-free.
gollark: Not around function calls (spaces are better, see: haskell) but otherwise.
gollark: Some of them anyway.
gollark: I like the brackets.

References
  1. "Campeonas de Cataluña". Archived from the original on 2013-09-10.
  2. "1973 Menorca Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  3. "1985 Zeleznovodsk Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  4. Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Pepita Ferrer Lucas". www.olimpbase.org.
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