Martha Daunke Explained

Martha Daunke
Country:Germany
East Germany
Birth Date:November 1899
Birth Place:Breslau, Poland

Martha Daunke (November 1899 – 1967[1]) was a German chess player. She was a participant the Women's World Chess Championship 1927.

Biography

In 1927, Martha Daunke participated in first Women's World Chess Championship where she ranked 12th place.[2] In 1939, Martha Daunke was participant the first German Women's Chess Championship in Stuttgart where she ranked 5th place.[3] In 1943, she ranked 6th in German Women's Chess Championship.[4]

After World War II Martha Daunke participated in East German Women's Chess Championship which best result has achieved in Soviet occupation zone Women's Chess Championship in 1948 in Bad Doberan where she shared 1st place and only in additional match lost to Gertrud Nüsken.[5] She participated in East German Women's Chess Championships by the end of the 1950s.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Berliner Schachverband :: Die bekanntesten Persönlichkeiten der Berliner Schachgeschichte. https://web.archive.org/web/20120212031041/http://archiv.berlinerschachverband.de/archiv/chronik/spieler/. dead. 12 February 2012. 12 February 2012.
  2. Web site: Title Tournaments : World Chess Championship (women).
  3. Web site: TeleSchach / Aktuelles / Deutsche Schach Damenmeisterschaft 1939 in Stuttgart. www.teleschach.de.
  4. Web site: TeleSchach / Aktuelles / Deutsche Schach Damenmeisterschaft 1943 in Wien. www.teleschach.de.
  5. Web site: TeleSchach / Aktuelles / Deutsche Schach Damenmeisterschaft 1948 in Bad Doberan. www.teleschach.de.
  6. Web site: TeleSchach / Aktuelles / Deutsche Schach Damenmeisterschaft 1949 in Bad Klosterlausnitz. www.teleschach.de.
  7. Web site: TeleSchach / Aktuelles / Deutsche Schach Damenmeisterschaft 1950 der DDR in Sömmerda. www.teleschach.de.
  8. Web site: TeleSchach / Aktuelles / Deutsche Schach Damenmeisterschaft 1951 in Bad Klosterlausnitz. www.teleschach.de.
  9. Web site: TeleSchach / Aktuelles / Deutsche Schach Damenmeisterschaft 1952 in Schwerin. www.teleschach.de.
  10. Web site: TeleSchach / Aktuelles / Deutsche Schach Damenmeisterschaft 1954 der DDR in Saarow. www.teleschach.de.
  11. Web site: TeleSchach / Aktuelles / Deutsche Schach Damenmeisterschaft 1957 in Sömmerda. www.teleschach.de.