Narelle Kellner

Narelle Kellner ( Jorgensen, 18 October 1934 – 20 December 1987) was an Australian chess player who held the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1977). She was a two-time winner of the Australian Women's Chess Championship (1972, 1974).

Chess career Narelle Kellner won the Women's Chess Championships of New South Wales 21 times, and twice won the Australian Women's Chess Championship (1972, 1974). In 1977, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.

She twice participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournaments: In 1976, at the Women's Interzonal Tournament in Tbilisi, she finished 11th out of 11; In 1979, at the Women's Interzonal Tournament in Alicante, she finished 17th-18th out of 18.

She played for Australia in four Women's Chess Olympiads: In 1972, at first board in the 5th Chess Olympiad (women) in Skopje (+1, =3, -4), In 1976, at second board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa (+3, =4, -2), In 1978, at second board in the 8th Chess Olympiad (women) in Buenos Aires (+4, =3, -4), In 1984, at second board in the 26th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+3, =3, -5).

In 1986, she co-authored the first edition of Guide to Coaching Junior Chess Players with Kevin Harrison.

Personal life and murder-suicide Kellner worked as a primary school teacher. From 1961 she was married to John Vincent Kellner (1931–1987), an Australian correspondence chess champion and Correspondence International Master.

She died by suicide in the early hours of 20 December 1987.

Initially responding to reports of a house fire at the Kellners' address in Hurstville at around 4am on 20 December, firefighters found the decomposing body of Kellner's husband John Kellner in a bedroom.

Narelle Kellner was cremated at the Rookwood Crematorium on 5 January 1988.