Mirosława Litmanowicz

Mirosława Litmanowicz (née Kałęcka; 6 September 1928 – 18 August 2017[1]) was a Polish chess player who won the Polish Women's Chess Championship in 1968. FIDE Woman International Master (1967).

Mirosława Litmanowicz
Mirosława Litmanowicz in 2011
Full nameMirosława Kałęcka
CountryPoland
Born(1928-09-06)6 September 1928
Warsaw, Poland
Died18 August 2017(2017-08-18) (aged 88)
TitleWoman International Master (1967)

Chess career

Since the mid of 1950s to the start of 1970s Mirosława Litmanowicz was one of the leading Polish women chess player. From 1951 to 1972 she played 16 times in the Polish Women's Chess Championship's finals. Mirosława Litmanowicz won ten medals: gold (1968), 5 silver (1957, 1958, 1964, 1969, 1972) and 2 bronze (1961, 1967).[2] Also she won 7 gold medals (1953, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1972) in Polish Team Chess Championships.[3]

Mirosława Litmanowicz played for Poland in Women's Chess Olympiads:[4]

Other

Litmanowicz appeared in many international tournaments, including four Women's World Chess Championship Zonal tournaments. She won or shared first place in international chess tournaments in Bled (1957), Portorož (1958), Piotrków Trybunalski (1969), Emmen (1970).

In February 1974, she ended her active chess player career and devoted herself to literary work. Her best-known books are chess manuals for children and young people.[5]

Personal life

She was married to Władysław Litmanowicz (1918-1992), a Polish journalist and chess player.

References

  • Mirosława Litmanowicz rating card at FIDE
  • Mirosława Litmanowicz player profile and games at Chessgames.com
  • Mirosława Litmanowicz player profile at 365chess.com
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