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Catharina Roodzant

Number of games in database: 47
Years covered: 1936 to 1963
Overall record: +14 -22 =11 (41.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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CATHARINA ROODZANT
(born Oct-21-1896, died Feb-24-1999, 102 years old) Netherlands

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Catharina (Toos) Roodzant-Glimmerveen was a Women's World Championship Challenger in 1937 and 1939. Dutch champion (w) in 1935, 1936 and 1938. She still played when she was already 100. Mrs. Roodzant died in 1999 at the age of 102.

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 47  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. C Roodzant vs Graf-Stevenson 0-1311936Semmering (Women)D30 Queen's Gambit Declined
2. C Benini vs C Roodzant  1-0131937World Championship (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
3. C Roodzant vs Graf-Stevenson  1-0731937World Championship (Women)D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
4. C Roodzant vs Menchik  0-1321937World Championship (Women)A56 Benoni Defense
5. F Heemskerk vs C Roodzant  1-0371937Dutch Championship (Women)B50 Sicilian
6. F Heemskerk vs C Roodzant 1-0471938Women's Ch matchB30 Sicilian
7. M Lauberte vs C Roodzant  ½-½221939Match Netherlands - LatviaD52 Queen's Gambit Declined
8. C Roodzant vs M T Mora Iturralde  0-1451939World Championship (Women)D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
9. M Stoffels vs C Roodzant  ½-½321939World Championship (Women)B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
10. C Roodzant vs Menchik 0-1181939World Championship (Women)A80 Dutch
11. C Roodzant vs B Carrasco Araya 0-1221939World Championship (Women)D80 Grunfeld
12. M de Vigil vs C Roodzant  0-1421939World Championship (Women)A07 King's Indian Attack
13. C Roodzant vs D Trepat de Navarro  1-0571939World Championship (Women)D55 Queen's Gambit Declined
14. M Lauberte vs C Roodzant  ½-½411939World Championship (Women)D04 Queen's Pawn Game
15. C Roodzant vs B Janeckova  1-0561939World Championship (Women)D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
16. E Raclauskiene vs C Roodzant 0-1211939World Championship (Women)D00 Queen's Pawn Game
17. C Roodzant vs M Karff  ½-½441939World Championship (Women)A52 Budapest Gambit
18. A Lougheed-Freedman vs C Roodzant 0-1221939World Championship (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
19. C Roodzant vs R Bloch Nakkerud  1-0631939World Championship (Women)D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
20. M Berea de Montero vs C Roodzant  0-1671939World Championship (Women)B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
21. C Roodzant vs I Larsen ½-½401939World Championship (Women)A52 Budapest Gambit
22. I Andersson vs C Roodzant  0-1411939World Championship (Women)A03 Bird's Opening
23. C Roodzant vs S Reischer  ½-½361939World Championship (Women)E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
24. Graf-Stevenson vs C Roodzant 1-0341939World Championship (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
25. C Roodzant vs E Rinder  0-1401939World Championship (Women)E23 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann
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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-06-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: Played when she was 100? That puts the youngster Korchnoi to shame.
Sep-06-10  grasser: This is really shameful that this is the first I have heard of her.

A true dedicated female Chess Champion.

Sep-06-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: Apparently <stonehenge> has submitted some more of her games.
Oct-21-12  brankat: Happy Birthday Mrs.Roodzant!
Oct-21-12  whiteshark: She became almost 103 years old.
Oct-21-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  alexmagnus: Are there any known games by her when she was 100+?
Oct-21-13  Willem Wallekers: A photo from her 100th birthday:
http://www.r-s-b.nl/archief/geschie...

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