Carla Wettstein (born 1946) is a

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and

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n chess player who two times won the Swiss Women's Chess Championship (1972, 1975).

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individual bronze medalist (

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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

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Carla Wettstein participated in FIDE

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European Zonal Tournament. Carla Wettstein played for Switzerland in the

: * In 1976, at third board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+5, =3, -2) and won individual bronze medal. Carla Wettstein later moved to Australia and rarely played in chess tournaments.

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* * * 1946 births Living people 20th-century Australian chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century Swiss chess players {{Switzerland-chess-bio-stub