Ada van der Giessen (born 4 May 1948) is a Dutch chess player. She is a winner of the Dutch Women's Chess Championship (1973) and Women's Chess Olympiads twice individual silver medalist (1972, 1976).
Ada van der Giessen | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Born | 4 May 1948 |
| Peak rating | 2095 (January 1976) |
Biography
editIn the 1970s Ada van der Giessen was one of the leading Dutch women chess players. In 1973 she won the Dutch Women's Chess Championship.[1]
Ada van der Giessen played for the Netherlands in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 1972, at first reserve board in the 5th Chess Olympiad (women) in Skopje (+4, =1, -3) and won an individual silver medal,
- In 1974, at second board in the 6th Chess Olympiad (women) in Medellín (+5, =2, -3),
- In 1976, at first reserve board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa (+5, =3, -1) and won an individual silver medal.
In 2003 and 2011, she became the winner of the Alphense Schaakclub senior tournament in Alphen aan den Rijn.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Kampioenes van Nederland". Archived from the original on 2017-04-07.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Ada van der Giessen". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "Winnaars Wim Barenbrug Seniorentoernooi". Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
External links
edit- Ada van der Giessen rating card at FIDE
- Ada van der Giessen player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Ada van der Giessen chess games at 365Chess.com
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