Berna Carrasco Araya (Carrasco de Budinich) (19 December 1914 – 7 July 2013) was a Chilean chess master, born in San Bernardo, Chile.[1] At the 1939 Women's World Championship in Buenos Aires, she finished in third place behind Vera Menchik and Sonja Graf.[2][3] Carrasco was awarded the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1954.[1]
Berna Carrasco | |
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.jpg) Carrasco pictured in El Gráfico, 1939 | |
| Full name | Berna Carrasco Araya |
| Born | 19 December 1914 |
| Died | 7 July 2013 (aged 98) |
| Title | Woman International Master (1954) |
References
edit- ^ a b Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 66, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
- ^ Campeonato Mundo femenino Buenos Aires 1939
- ^ "Noticias Nacionales". Clubajedrezchile.cl. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
External links
edit- Berna Carrasco Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
- Berna Carrasco chess games at 365Chess.com
- Berna Carrasco Araya player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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