- Mary Gilchrist
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Mary Dinorah Gilchrist (c. 1882 - January 14, 1947, Edinburgh)[1] was a Scottish female chess player.
She won twice British Chess Championship in 1929 and 1934.[2] She took third place at Folkestone 1933 (the 4th Women's World Chess Championship, and tied for 8-9th at Stockholm 1937 (the 6th WWCC), both won by Vera Menchik.[3]
References
- ^ Gaige, Jeremy (1987). Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography. McFarland. p. 140. ISBN 0-7864-2353-6.
- ^ BritBase :: British Chess Champions
- ^ Stanisław Gawlikowski, Olimpiady szachowe 1924 - 1974, Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka, Warszawa 1978
Categories:- Scottish chess players
- British chess players
- Year of birth uncertain
- 1947 deaths
- British chess biography stubs
- Scottish people stubs
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