Myrta Ludwig

Swiss chess player

Myrta Ludwig
Country	Switzerland
Born	1928 Zürich, Switzerland
Died	(2003-11-18)18 November 2003

Myrta Ludwig (1928 - 18 November 2003) was a Swiss chess player who three times won the Swiss Women's Chess Championship (1969, 1977, 1978).

Biography

Ludwig learned to play chess from her father. Her first chess club was the Schachclub Oerlikon, which she did not join until the age of 28.^[1] Myrta Ludwig won the Swiss Women's Chess Championships in 1969 in Lucerne, in 1977 in Muttenz and in 1978 in St. Moritz.^[2]

Ludwig played for Switzerland in the Women's Chess Olympiad:^[3]

In 1976, at first reserve board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa (+3, =1, -2).

Ludwig passed away in 2003 after a long illness. Her husband also played chess. Her daughter, Silvia Faust-Ludwig, is also a chess player.

References

^ Zum Gedenken an Myrta Ludwig (1928–2003) in der Schweizerischen Schachzeitung 1/2 2004, Seite 21 (PDF; 1,0 MB)
^ Ehrentafel Damen
^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Myrta Ludwig". www.olimpbase.org.