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Clarice Benini

Number of games in database: 35
Years covered: 1936 to 1959
Overall record: +20 -13 =2 (60.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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CLARICE BENINI
(born Jan-08-1905, died Sep-08-1976, 71 years old) Italy

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Clarice Benini was born in Florence. Awarded the WIM title in 1950, she was a Women's World Championship Challenger in 1937 and 1949-50; in the 1937 event she finished clear second behind Vera Menchik. She was Italian Women's Champion in 1938 and 1939. Daughter of Giuseppe Benini.

Wikipedia article: Clarice Benini

Last updated: 2019-01-08 06:07:52

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 35  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. G Harum vs C Benini  0-1421936Semmering (Women)D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
2. C Benini vs S Reischer  1-0401936Semmering (Women)D52 Queen's Gambit Declined
3. C Benini vs R Hermanowa  1-0361936Semmering (Women)A46 Queen's Pawn Game
4. Graf-Stevenson vs C Benini  1-0521936Semmering (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
5. C Benini vs C Roodzant  1-0131937World Championship (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
6. G Harum vs C Benini  0-1311937World Championship (Women)D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
7. M Bain vs C Benini 0-1321937World Championship (Women)D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
8. M Lauberte vs C Benini  1-0561937World Championship (Women)D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
9. C Benini vs I Andersson  0-1401937World Championship (Women)D67 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line
10. N Lanza vs C Benini  0-1341938ITA-ch (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
11. N Lanza vs C Benini  0-1341939ITA-ch (Women)D00 Queen's Pawn Game
12. G Cenni vs C Benini  0-1231948Italian MastersC10 French
13. G Stalda vs C Benini 1-0321948Italian MastersD04 Queen's Pawn Game
14. C Benini vs M T Mora Iturralde 0-1231949World Championship (Women) 1949/50D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
15. C Benini vs R Hermanowa  1-0331949World Championship (Women) 1949/50A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
16. C Chaude de Silans vs C Benini 0-1371949World Championship (Women) 1949/50D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
17. C Benini vs G Gresser  0-1521949World Championship (Women) 1949/50D52 Queen's Gambit Declined
18. E Bykova vs C Benini 0-1791949World Championship (Women) 1949/50C10 French
19. C Benini vs E Keller-Herrmann  0-1481949World Championship (Women) 1949/50A47 Queen's Indian
20. F Heemskerk vs C Benini  1-0481950World Championship (Women) 1949/50D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
21. C Benini vs I Larsen  1-0421950World Championship (Women) 1949/50D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
22. J Langos vs C Benini  1-0501950World Championship (Women) 1949/50D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
23. C Benini vs M Karff  1-0431950World Championship (Women) 1949/50A82 Dutch, Staunton Gambit
24. V Borisenko vs C Benini  0-1491950World Championship (Women) 1949/50D22 Queen's Gambit Accepted
25. C Benini vs E Tranmer  0-1451950World Championship (Women) 1949/50E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-19-04
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  Honza Cervenka: Clarice Benini
Dec-22-04  Benzol: Clarice Benini
Born 8th January 1905 in Florence
Died 8th September 1976
She was Women's World Championship challenger in 1937 and 1949-50. The WIM title was bestowed upon her in 1950.
Apr-18-08  percyblakeney: Clarice Benini finished second in the women's World Championship in 1937. Mary Bain's description of her and some of the other participants:

<Miss Menchik, she said, is a very friendly person, charming to her. Miss Clarice Benini, of Italy, who placed second, is an attractive, tall, dark young woman. Miss Sonia Graf dresses mannishly and walks, hands in 'Pockets, with a masculine stride. Miss May Karff (who played for Palestine) is, we are surprised to learn, a former Bostonian. incidentally, she has returned to this country! But the find of the tournament, Mrs. Bain told us, was Miss Milda Lauberte of Latvia. Now an eighteen years old, this small, blond, very calm young woman is held to have great promise. indeed, Mrs. Bain predicts that she is the future woman champion.>

http://blog.chess.com/batgirl/women...

Benini also participated in the World Championship in 1950, but then she wasn't well prepared and in the -32 degrees Celsius in Moscow she played far below her previous level but still managed to beat among others Bykova and scored 2.5/4 against the top players.

http://www.kiosketto.it/chess/benin...

Benini's father G Benini was also a chess player. Clarice Benini died in 1976, killed by a neighbour.

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claric...

Jan-08-12  laskereshevsky: On DECEMBER 27th just for a coincidence i was reading the book of th 25th German Chess Congress held in Magdeburg 1927, and i replayed a game from one of th so-called "Minor Player".

A certain RUDOLF L'HERMET, who was placed in th rank's last spot

For th precision I watched him in action vs Bogoljubov.... of course Bogo got him

Whats the Heck,?! could be sayied....

the fact is that the Day after ( DEC 28th ) was his Birthday SO, alles Gute zum Geburtstag Herr

Yesterday, for another case, I was watching same games of a certain Clarice Benini.... and today, ....Buon Compleanno Signorina

Jan-08-12  brankat: R.I.P. Signorina Benini.

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