Clara Friedman ( he, קלרה פרידמן; born 13 April 1920, died 14 October 2015), née Klara Hodosi, was an Israeli

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player who held the title of

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(WIM, 1966). She was a three-time winner of the Israel Women's Chess Championship (1961, 1963, 1965).

Biography

Born in Romania, she lived in Israel from 1961. In the 1960s Clara Friedman was one of the leading Israeli woman chess players. She won the Israel Women's Chess Championship three times, in 1961, 1963, and 1965. In 1966, she was awarded the FIDE

(WIM) title. In 1967, Clara Friedman participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament in

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and finished in 17th place.

References

Literature

* Игорь Бердичевский. Шахматная еврейская энциклопедия. Москва: Русский шахматный дом, 2016 (Igor Berdichevsky. The Chess Jewish Encyclopedia. Moscow: Russian Chess House, 2016, p. 270) {{DEFAULTSORT:Friedman, Clara 1920 births 2015 deaths Sportspeople from Oradea Israeli female chess players Israeli chess players Jewish chess players Chess Woman International Masters Romanian emigrants to Israel