Rowena Mary Bruce

Rowena Mary Bruce
Bruce vs. Fenny Heemskerk (Hoogovens tournament, 1953
Country  England
Born (1915-05-15)May 15, 1915
Plymouth, England
Died 24 April 1999(1999-04-24) (aged 83)
Plymouth, England
Title Woman International Master (1951)

Rowena Mary Bruce (15 May 1915 – 24 April 1999), née Dew, was an English chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1951). She was an eleven-time winner of the British Women's Chess Championship (1937, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1969).

Biography

From the end of the 1930s to the end of the 1960s, she was one of England's strongest women chess players. In 1935, she won the FIDE World Girls Championship. Rowena Mary Bruce eleven times won the British Women's Chess Championships: 1937, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1967 and 1969[1]. In 1952, in Moscow Rowena Mary Bruce participated in the Women's Candidates Tournament where she took the 12th place[2]. In 1951, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title.

On 21 June 1946 Bruce played (and lost) a "radio chess" match against the Russian woman chess player Lydmilla Rudenko. Bruce was one of two women who were part of a twelve member British team who played in a four day tournament. The British team played their moves in London while the Russian team played their moves in Moscow.[3][4]

Rowena Mary Bruce played for England in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[5]

From 1940 to 1991 she was married with Ronald Bruce (1903–1991)[6].

References

  1. ↑ "John Saunders's Chess Pages: British Chess Champions, 1904 to present". www.saund.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "1952 Candidates Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  3. ↑ "Britain v. Russia: Plymouth Woman Player In Radio Chess Match". The Western Morning News. 20 June 1946. Retrieved 8 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ "Radio Chess Match: Plymouth Woman Defeated In Final Round". The Western Morning News. 22 June 1946. Retrieved 8 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  5. ↑ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Rowena Bruce". www.olimpbase.org.
  6. ↑ "Bruce, Rowena Mary (1915 – 1999)". www.keverelchess.com.
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