Irmgard Kärner (20 February 1927 – 23 August 2014), also Irmgard Karner, was a German

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player. She was a winner the West Germany Women's Chess Championship (1964).

Biography

From the 1960s to the early 1970s, Irmgard Kärner was one of the leading chess players in the

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. She won four medals in West Germany Women's Chess Championships: gold (1964), two silver (1965, 1970) and bronze (1962). Irmgard Kärner played for West Germany in the

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s: * In 1966, at first reserve board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+0, =1, -5), * In 1969, at first reserve board in the 4th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+3, =2, -4), * In 1972, at second board in the 5th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+4, =2, -2). Irmgard Kärner played chess until old age. She twice won the third place at the German Women's Senior Championship (1996, 2002). In 2000, Irmgard Kärner shared 1st place in German Women's Senior Championship.

References

Literature

* Michael Dombrowsky
''Vor 50 Jahren: Zwei denkwürdige Schacholympiaden''
from ChessBase
In Dresden ist die Welt am Zug!
from schacholympiade.org

Other sources

* Bulletin of 18. German Women's Championship, Bremen 27.9. – 10.10.1964

from TeleSchach
Der Schachclub Starnberg trauert um Irmgard Karner
from ''SC Starnberg''

External links

*
Irmgard Kärner
chess games at 365Chess.com

from German Chess Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:Karner, Irmgard 1927 births 2014 deaths German female chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century German chess players Sportspeople from Frankfurt 20th-century German sportswomen German chess players