Carla Wettstein

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Carla Wettstein
Country Switzerland
Australia
Born1946 (age 7677)
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Carla Wettstein (born 1946) is a Swiss and Australian chess player who two times won the Swiss Women's Chess Championship (1972, 1975). Women's Chess Olympiad individual bronze medalist (1976).

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Biography

In the 1970s Carla Wettstein was one of the leading Swiss women's chess players. She two times won the Swiss Women's Chess Championship: 1972 and 1975. In 1973, in Wijk aan Zee Carla Wettstein participated in FIDE Women's World Chess Championship European Zonal Tournament. [1]

Carla Wettstein played for Switzerland in the Women's Chess Olympiad: [2]

Carla Wettstein later moved to Australia and rarely played in chess tournaments.

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References

  1. Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: European zonal 1 :: Wijk aan Zee 1973". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Carla Wettstein". www.olimpbase.org.