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Berna Carrasco Araya

Number of games in database: 60
Years covered: 1939 to 1978
Last FIDE rating: 2165
Overall record: +27 -22 =11 (54.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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BERNA CARRASCO ARAYA
(born Dec-19-1914, died Jul-07-2013, 98 years old) Chile

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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 at the time of her death (aged 98) she was the oldest living holder of a FIDE title. She was the only woman to participate in the 1966 Havana Olympiad.

Wikipedia article: Berna Carrasco; Photo of her at the 1939 Olympiad: http://www.ara.org.ar/chs/ajedrez/p...


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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 60  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. B Carrasco Araya vs P Schwartzmann  1-0601939World Championship (Women)D16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
2. M T Mora Iturralde vs B Carrasco Araya  0-1741939World Championship (Women)E61 King's Indian
3. B Carrasco Araya vs M Stoffels  1-0401939World Championship (Women)A53 Old Indian
4. C Roodzant vs B Carrasco Araya 0-1221939World Championship (Women)D80 Grunfeld
5. B Carrasco Araya vs Menchik 0-1241939World Championship (Women)D52 Queen's Gambit Declined
6. B Carrasco Araya vs M de Vigil  1-0521939World Championship (Women)E12 Queen's Indian
7. D Trepat de Navarro vs B Carrasco Araya  1-0661939World Championship (Women)E60 King's Indian Defense
8. B Carrasco Araya vs M Lauberte  1-0511939World Championship (Women)C07 French, Tarrasch
9. B Janeckova vs B Carrasco Araya  0-1321939World Championship (Women)D95 Grunfeld
10. B Carrasco Araya vs E Raclauskiene  1-0261939World Championship (Women)D85 Grunfeld
11. M Karff vs B Carrasco Araya  0-1551939World Championship (Women)E81 King's Indian, Samisch
12. B Carrasco Araya vs A Lougheed-Freedman  1-0421939World Championship (Women)D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
13. R Bloch Nakkerud vs B Carrasco Araya  0-1141939World Championship (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
14. B Carrasco Araya vs M Berea de Montero  1-0951939World Championship (Women)D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
15. I Larsen vs B Carrasco Araya  0-1491939World Championship (Women)D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
16. B Carrasco Araya vs I Andersson  1-0271939World Championship (Women)D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
17. S Reischer vs B Carrasco Araya  ½-½641939World Championship (Women)D33 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
18. B Carrasco Araya vs Graf-Stevenson  1-0631939World Championship (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
19. E Rinder vs B Carrasco Araya  1-0351939World Championship (Women)C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange
20. V Borisenko vs B Carrasco Araya  1-0331955Candidates Tournament (Women)D61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack
21. B Carrasco Araya vs Graf-Stevenson  0-1221955Candidates Tournament (Women)D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
22. J Gurfinkel vs B Carrasco Araya  1-0201955Candidates Tournament (Women)C21 Center Game
23. B Carrasco Araya vs G Gresser  0-1491955Candidates Tournament (Women)D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
24. O Rubtsova vs B Carrasco Araya  1-0241955Candidates Tournament (Women)C48 Four Knights
25. B Carrasco Araya vs M Lazarevic  0-1611955Candidates Tournament (Women)A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-12-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  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
Premium Chessgames Member
  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...
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Dec-19-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: Happy 98th Birthday :)
Jul-31-13  DoctorD: I received an unconfirmed report that Ms. Carrasco died July 7th. Can anyone confirm one way or the other?
Jul-31-13  whiteshark: <DoctorD> Obituary (in Spanish) confirms the date: http://www.clubajedrezchile.cl/inde...
Jul-31-13  whiteshark: Here is a picture of <Berna Carrasco> amid the Chilean 1939 Olympiad team: http://www.ara.org.ar/chs/ajedrez/p...

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