| Gertrude Baumstark | |
|---|---|
 Baumstarka in 1980 | |
| Country |  Romania Germany |
| Born | 21 May 1941 Timișoara, Romania |
| Died | 28 April 2020 (aged 78) Munich, Germany |
| Title | Woman International Master (1970) |
| Peak rating | 2245 (January 1990) |
Gertrude Baumstark (21 May 1941 - 28 April 2020[1]), was a Romanian and German chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1970). She is a two-time winner of the Romanian Women's Chess Championship (1967, 1981).
Biography[edit]
From the mid-1960s, Gertrude Baumstark was one of the leading Romanian women's chess players. In Romanian Women's Chess Championships have won the nine medals: two gold (1967, 1981), six silver (1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1986) and bronze (1968).[2] Participant of many international women's chess tournaments, achieved best results in Lublin (1969, shared 1st-2nd place), Pernik (1973, shared 1st-4th place), Lublin (1974, 1st place), Subotica (1974, shared 2nd-3rd place), Nałęczów (1978, shared 1st-2nd place). In 1970, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.
Gertrude Baumstark four times participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournaments:
- In 1971, at Interzonal Tournament in Ohrid shared 16th-17th place;[3]
- In 1973, at Interzonal Tournament in Menorca has taken 12th place;[4]
- In 1976, at Interzonal Tournament in Tbilisi shared 7th-8th place;[5]
- In 1979, at Interzonal Tournament in Alicante shared 9th-10th place.[6]
Gertrude Baumstark played for Romania in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[7]
- In 1969, at second board in the 4th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lublin (+2, =2, -4),
- In 1972, at first reserve board in the 5th Chess Olympiad (women) in Skopje (+2, =2, -1) and won the team silver medal,
- In 1974, at second board in the 6th Chess Olympiad (women) in Medellín (+7, =4, -2) and won the team silver medal,
- In 1978, at second board in the 8th Chess Olympiad (women) in Buenos Aires (+8, =4, -1) and won the individual silver medal,
- In 1980, at second board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in Valletta (+2, =1, -2).
Since 2004, Gertrude Baumstark represented Germany in international chess tournaments.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Ulla Münch (2020-06-10). "Zum Tode von Gertrude Baumstark". ChessBase. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ Nicolae, Zidaru. "Federaţia Română de Şah: Prezentare". www.frsah.ro. Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
- ^ "1971 Ohrid Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- ^ "1973 Menorca Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- ^ "1976 Tbilisi Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- ^ "1979 Alicante Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Gertrude Baumstark". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ Administrator. "FIDE Player transfers". ratings.fide.com.
External links[edit]
- Gertrude Baumstark player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Gertrude Baumstark chess games at 365Chess.com