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- ↑ 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.
