Eveline Nünchert (born 13 May 1943), née Kraatz, is a German

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player who holds the title of

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(WFM, 1990). She is a winner the East Germany Women's Chess Championship (1973).

Biography

In the 1960s and 1970s, Eveline Nünchert was one of the leading chess players in the

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. She won nine medals in East Germany Women's Chess Championships: gold (1973), three silver (1963, 1970, 1974) and five bronzes (1964, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1981). In 1994, she was third in the German Women's

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Championship. She also successfully participated in the German Senior's Chess Championships for women, who won the three times (2007, 2008, 2010), and one time took the third place (2014). Eveline Nünchert played for East Germany in the

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: * In 1963, at first reserve board in the 2nd Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+1, =3, -0) and won the team bronze medal. In the German Chess Women's Bundesliga Eveline Nünchert represented

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chess club ''USV Potsdam'' and in the season 1992/93 she showed the best result at her board with 9½ points in the 11 games. In 1990 Eveline Nünchert awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WFM) title.

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