María Teresa Mora

María Teresa Mora Iturralde (15 October 1902 – 3 October 1980) was a Cuban chess master.

She is the only person who received direct lessons from José Raúl Capablanca.^[1] Mora was the first woman to win the Cuban Championship (in 1922).^[2][3]

She was twice a challenger for the Women's World Champion. She tied for seventh/eighth place at Buenos Aires 1939 (Vera Menchik won),^[4][5] and 10-11th at Moscow 1949/50 Lyudmila Rudenko won).^[6]

Mora was awarded the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1950.

References

1. ^ Emisora Habana Radio
2. ^ Ajedrez
3. ^ Cuba -La Jiribilla
4. ^ Campeonato Mundo femenino Buenos Aires 1939
5. ^ femminile
6. ^ World Chess Championship (women) : 1949-50 Title Tournament

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Name	Mora, Maria Teresa
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Date of birth	15 October 1902
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Date of death	3 October 1980
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