Berna Carrasco
Number of games in database: 7
Years covered: 1939
Last FIDE rating: 2165
Overall record: +5 -2 =0 (71.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
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BERNA CARRASCO (born Dec-19-1914) Chile [what is this?] Berna Carrasco Araya (Carrasco de Budinich) was born in Chile in 1914. She was a Women's World Championship Challenger in 1939, coming 3rd behind the winner, Vera Menchik, and runner up Sonja Graf-Stevenson. She was awarded the WIM title in 1954 and is the oldest living holder of a FIDE title. She was the only woman to participate in the 1966 Havana Olympiad. Wikipedia article: Berna Carrasco

page 1 of 1; 7 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. C Roodzant vs B Carrasco   0-1 22 1939 Wch (Women) D80 Grunfeld 2. B Carrasco vs Graf-Stevenson   1-0 63 1939 Wch women D02 Queen's Pawn Game 3. B Carrasco vs M Lauberte   1-0 51 1939 Wch (Women) C07 French, Tarrasch 4. M T Mora Iturralde vs B Carrasco   0-1 74 1939 Wch women E61 King's Indian 5. M Karff vs B Carrasco   0-1 55 1939 Wch (Women) E81 King's Indian, Samisch 6. B Carrasco vs Menchik 0-1 24 1939 Wch (Women) D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 7. E Rinder vs B Carrasco   1-0 35 1939 Wch (Women) C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange

Aug-12-09    Tabanus: Berna Carrasco Araya (Carrasco de Budinich), born 19 December 1914 in San Bernardo, Chile. She was a Women's World Championship challenger at Buenos Aires 1939, where she took 3rd, behind Vera Menchik and Sonja Graf. Carrasco was awarded the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1954. http://www.kirkusobscura.com/index.... Picture: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Fn1Q2Xx7B... Dec-19-10    Stonehenge: Happy 96th Birthday :) Dec-19-11    brankat: <..as of January 2011 she is the oldest living holder of a FIDE title.> Happy Birthday Senora Carrasco! Dec-19-11    BIDMONFA: Berna Carrasco CARRASCO, Berna http://www.bidmonfa.com/carrasco_be... _ Dec-19-12    Stonehenge: Happy 98th Birthday :)

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