About Paula Wolf-Kalmar
Lived 1880 – 1931 (aged 51). Paula Wolf-Kalmar was an Austrian chess player.
Paula Wolf-Kalmar (11 April 1880 – 29 September 1931) was an Austrian chess master, born in Zagreb.
She took 5th at Meran 1924 (unofficial European women's championship won by Helene Cotton and Edith Holloway). After the tournament three of the participants (Holloway, Cotton and Agnes Stevenson) defeated three others (Kalmar, Gülich and Pohlner) in a double-round London vs. Vienna match.
She was thrice a Women's World Championship Challenger. She took 3rd, behind Vera Menchik and Katarina Beskow at London 1927, took 2nd at Hamburg 1930, and took 2nd at Prague 1931, both behind V. Menchik. She died in 1931 in Vienna.
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Who was Paula Wolf-Kalmar?
Austrian chess player
When was Paula Wolf-Kalmar born?
Paula Wolf-Kalmar was born on 11 April 1880 in Zagreb.
When did Paula Wolf-Kalmar die?
Paula Wolf-Kalmar died on 29 September 1931 in Vienna.
What was Paula Wolf-Kalmar's occupation?
Paula Wolf-Kalmar was a chess player.
What nationality was Paula Wolf-Kalmar?
Paula Wolf-Kalmar was Austrian.
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