Clara Friedman Explained

Clara Friedman
Country:	Romania Israel
Birth Date:	13 April 1920
Birth Place:	Oradea, Romania
Death Place:	Jerusalem, Israel
Woman International Master (1966)

Clara Friedman (Hebrew: {{rlm; born 13 April 1920, died 14 October 2015),^[1] née Klara Hodosi, was an Israeli chess player who held the title of Woman International Master (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.^[2] In 1966, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title. In 1967, Clara Friedman participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament in Subotica, Serbia and finished in 17th place.^[3]

Literature

• Игорь Бердичевский. Шахматная еврейская энциклопедия. Москва: Русский шахматный дом, 2016 (Igor Berdichevsky. The Chess Jewish Encyclopedia. Moscow: Russian Chess House, 2016, p. 270)

Notes and References

1. Web site: קלרה פרידמן. Billion Graves. he. Clara Friedman (1920 - 2015). October 28, 2018.
2. News: Israel's 4th Women's Championship, 1961. Pilpel. Avital. December 24, 2016. Jewish Chess History. October 28, 2018.
3. Web site: World Chess Championship (Women) - 1967 Candidates Tournament. Mark Weeks. October 28, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171115044406/http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/67wo$cix.htm. November 15, 2017. dead.