Waltraud Nowarra

Waltraud Nowarra (14 November 1940 – 27 October 2007), née Schameitat, was a German chess player who holds 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).

Waltraud Nowarra
Country East Germany
 Germany
Born(1940-11-14)November 14, 1940
Köslin, Poland
DiedOctober 27, 2007(2007-10-27) (aged 66)
Dresden, Germany
TitleWoman International Master (1966)

Biography

In the 1960s, Waltraud 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.

Waltraud Nowarra played for East Germany in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[3]

In 1966, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title.

References
  1. "TeleSchach / Deutsche Frauen (Damen) Schachmeisterschaften". teleschach.com.
  2. "1967 Candidates Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  3. Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Waltraud Nowarra". www.olimpbase.org.
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