Wilma Samt (28 May 1926 – 15 February 2016) was an Austrian chess player who three times won the Austrian Women's Chess Championship (1966, 1970, 1973).

Wilma Samt
Born(1926-05-28)28 May 1926
Died15 February 2016(2016-02-15) (aged 89)
Children1 daughter
Country Austria

Biography

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From the mid-1960s to the begin 1980s Wilma Samt was one of the leading Austrian women's chess players. In Austrian Women's Chess Championship she won six medals: three gold (1966, 1970, 1973) and three bronze (1975, 1978, 1980).[1] In 1966, in Arenys de Mar Wilma Samt participated in FIDE Women's World Chess Championship West European Zonal Tournament.[2]

Wilma Samt played for Austria in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Liste der österreichischen Staatsmeister im Schach
  2. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: West European zonal :: Arenys de Mar 1966". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Wilma Samt". www.olimpbase.org.
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