Maria Horvath (born 6 June 1963) is an Austrian chess player who holds the title of

Woman FIDE Master A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl ...

(WFM). She won the Austrian women's chess championship in 1990.

Chess career

Horvath started playing chess at the age of seven. Since 1982 she regularly participated in Austrian women's Chess Championships. In 1990 in Braunau am Inn she won this tournament. Also, in Austrian women's chess championships she won two silver (2002, 2004) and three bronze (1994, 1996, 1997) medals. In European Women's Chess Club Cup, Horvath has represented Austrian chess clubs ''Club Carinthia'' and ''ASVÖ Pamhagen'' (1999, 2013, 2016). Horvath has played for Austria in 10 Chess Olympiads (1984, 1988-1998, 2002-2006) and won individual gold medal at Board 3 in

28th Chess Olympiad The 28th Chess Olympiad ( el, Η 28η Σκακιστική Ολυμπιάδα, ''I 28i Skakistikí Olympiáda''), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division ...

(1988). She has also represented Austria in 4 European Team Chess Championships (1992-1997, 2001, 2005).

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