Name Katarina Beskow Role Chess master | Died 1939 | |
Anna Katarina Beskow or Anna Catharina Beskow (2 February 1867 in Stockholm – 1937 in Tullstorp or 12 August 1939 in Salzburg) was a Swedish chess master.
She was a four-time Women's World Chess Championship challenger. She took second place behind Vera Menchik at the first Women's World Championship in London 1927, fourth place at Hamburg 1930, fourth place at Prague 1931, and 23rd at Stockholm 1937.
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