Růžena Suchá
Czezch chess player
Růžena Suchá (19 October 1907 – 7 October 1989), also known as Růžena Suchá–Dobiášová, was a Czech chess player. She received the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM) in 1954 and was a three-time winner of the Czechoslovak Women's Chess Championship (1938, 1951, 1954).
Biography
From the end of the 1930s to the early 1960s, Suchá was one of the leading Czechoslovak women's chess players. In 1943, she was the only woman who participated in Prague international chess tournament. The tournament was won by Alexander Alekhine, second was Paul Keres, but Suchá finished last with 3 draws out of 19 games. She won thirteen medals in the Czechoslovak women's chess championships: three golds (1938, 1951, 1954), three silver (1949, 1952, 1953) and seven bronze (1940, 1943, 1944, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1961).
In 1954, she shared 1st-2nd place in Women's World Chess Championship Zonal Tournament in Leipzig. In 1954, Růžena Suchá was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title. In 1955, she participated at Women's World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament in Moscow when ranked 19th place.
Also known as chess life organizer.
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