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Annabelle Lougheed-Freedman

Number of games in database: 22
Years covered: 1939 to 1947
Overall record: +4 -16 =2 (22.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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ANNABELLE LOUGHEED-FREEDMAN
(born Jan-18-1899, died Apr-06-1986, 87 years old) Canada

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Having learned the game only two years before, Toronto resident Annabelle Lougheed was a Women's World Championship Challenger in 1939. She married Bernard Freedman (a founder of the Canadian chess federation) in 1948.

Last updated: 2022-05-17 21:24:43

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Lougheed-Freedman vs R Bloch Nakkerud 1-0291939World Championship (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
2. M Berea de Montero vs A Lougheed-Freedman  1-0381939World Championship (Women)B32 Sicilian
3. A Lougheed-Freedman vs I Larsen  0-1301939World Championship (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
4. I Andersson vs A Lougheed-Freedman  1-0351939World Championship (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
5. A Lougheed-Freedman vs S Reischer  0-1391939World Championship (Women)A46 Queen's Pawn Game
6. Graf-Stevenson vs A Lougheed-Freedman 1-0331939World Championship (Women)B83 Sicilian
7. A Lougheed-Freedman vs E Rinder  0-1411939World Championship (Women)A46 Queen's Pawn Game
8. P Schwartzmann vs A Lougheed-Freedman  1-0471939World Championship (Women)D57 Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense
9. A Lougheed-Freedman vs M T Mora Iturralde  0-1291939World Championship (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
10. M Stoffels vs A Lougheed-Freedman  ½-½451939World Championship (Women)B30 Sicilian
11. A Lougheed-Freedman vs C Roodzant 0-1221939World Championship (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
12. B Carrasco Araya vs A Lougheed-Freedman  1-0421939World Championship (Women)D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
13. A Lougheed-Freedman vs M de Vigil  0-1431939World Championship (Women)A46 Queen's Pawn Game
14. D Trepat de Navarro vs A Lougheed-Freedman  1-0491939World Championship (Women)D00 Queen's Pawn Game
15. A Lougheed-Freedman vs M Lauberte  ½-½371939World Championship (Women)A80 Dutch
16. B Janeckova vs A Lougheed-Freedman  1-0551939World Championship (Women)D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
17. A Lougheed-Freedman vs E Raclauskiene  0-1411939World Championship (Women)A48 King's Indian
18. M Karff vs A Lougheed-Freedman  1-0341939World Championship (Women)D00 Queen's Pawn Game
19. A Lougheed-Freedman vs Menchik 0-1141939World Championship (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
20. A Lougheed-Freedman vs F D Drake  1-0431941G13 June MinorB06 Robatsch
21. E Hogg vs A Lougheed-Freedman 0-1311941G13 June MinorB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
22. A Lougheed-Freedman vs S Stephanus  1-0201947CCOL1 prel5-05C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-19-10
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  GrahamClayton: In the late 1980's the University of British Columbia created a scholarship worth $1,000 in honour of Lougheed Freeman (1899-1986).
Jan-09-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: One hopes that she did other things better than she played chess.
Jan-09-14  Karpova: Annabelle Lougheed of Toronto was the 1st Canadian to compete for the World Chess Championship, when she participated in 1939 WCh Tournament.

It's not clear why she was chosen as a representative, but this may have been connected to the founder of the Canadian Chess Federation - Bernard Freedman - whom she got married to in 1948.

She had only learned to play chess two years previous, as the 'Toronto Star' reports. Unsurprisingly, she came in last out of 20, with +1 -16 =2.

The 'Montreal Gazette', 21 October 1939, is quoted as saying that, during the tournament she <[...] improved to such an extent that Yanofsky believes her openings now are as good as those of any class “A” player. Miss Lougheed took lessons from an Argentine professional as well as competing four hours a day in the women’s division.>

Stephen Wright, 'Women's Chess in Canada', Link: http://www3.telus.net/public/swrigh...

Jan-10-14
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  FSR: Her opening in A Lougheed-Freedman vs Menchik, 1939 was not so impressive. It's sad that in those days near-beginners played in the invitational Women's World Championship so they could get their openings - not their middlegames or endings, mind you - up to 1800 level. No wonder Alekhine said that it was absurd to make Vera Menchik play against such players in order to become Women's World Champion.
Jan-10-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: <Karpova> Thanks for linking to that very interesting article. It goes a long way toward explaining why women's chess was in such a sorry state. Incidentally, the article links to the crosstable of the tournament here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women...
Oct-23-14  ljfyffe: Born in Clarksburg, Ontario.
Oct-23-14  ljfyffe: As <Karpova> notes her name is Lougheed when she played; she gave up serious chess when she got married.
Oct-24-14  TheFocus: Didn't Edgar write a poem about her?
Oct-24-14  ljfyffe: <TheFocus> He was a-ravin' about her.
Jan-18-16  TheFocus: Happy birthday, Annabelle.
Feb-07-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: Is this Bernard Freedman?

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