Constanze Jahn (born 12 January 1963) is a German chess
Woman International Master (WIM) (1991).
Biography
At the 1990s Constanze Jahn was one of the leading female chess players in East Germany. In 1991, in
Graz
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she shared first place with
Tatjana Lematschko
Tatjana Lematschko (March 16, 1948 – May 17, 2020) was a Soviet-born Swiss chess player, She was born in Moscow, but lived in Bulgaria for several years.
She won both the Women's Bulgarian Chess Championship and Swiss Chess Championship sev ...
in Women's World Chess Championship Zonal Tournament and won the right to take part in an Interzonal Tournament. In 1991, Jahn participated in
Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament in
Subotica
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where ranked 28th place. Jahn twice won German Women's Fast Chess Championships: in 1998 and in 2005. In 2001, she won the bronze medal in this tournament. In 1991, she was second in the German Women's Blitz Chess Championship.
Jahn played for Germany in the
Women's Chess Olympiad:
* In 1992, at first reserve board in the
30th Chess Olympiad (women) in
Manila (+3, =4, -3).
She played for Germany in the
European Team Chess Championship:
* In 1992, at first reserve board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship (women) in
Debrecen (+3, =1, -2).
In 1991, Jahn was awarded the FIDE
Woman International Master (WIM) title.
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1963 births
Living people
German female chess players
German chess players
Chess Woman International Masters
Chess Olympiad competitors
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