María Teresa Mora
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María Teresa Mora Iturralde (15 October 1902 – 3 October 1980) was a Cuban chess master.
She is the only person who received direct lessons from José Raúl Capablanca.[1] Mora was the first woman to win the Cuban Championship (in 1922).[2][3]
She was twice a challenger for the Women's World Champion. She tied for seventh/eighth place at Buenos Aires 1939 (Vera Menchik won),[4][5] and 10-11th at Moscow 1949/50 Lyudmila Rudenko won).[6]
Mora was awarded the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1950.[7] She was born and died in Havana.[7]
References
- ↑ Emisora Habana Radio
- ↑ Ajedrez
- ↑ Cuba -La Jiribilla
- ↑ Campeonato Mundo femenino Buenos Aires 1939
- ↑ femminile
- ↑ World Chess Championship (women) : 1949-50 Title Tournament
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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