Friedl Rinder (née Benzinger) (November 20, 1905, in

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– June 3, 2001) was a German woman

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master. Rinder won the 1st Women's German championship at

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1939. She took 4th place in the 7th

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(scoring 15/19) at

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1939 (

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won). After

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, she won the women's national (West German) championship four times (1949, 1955, 1956 and 1959). She tied for 12–13th in Candidates Tournament at

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1959 (

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won), and tied for 15–16th in Candidates Tournament at Vrnjacka Banja 1961 (

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won). She played thrice for West Germany at first board in Women's Chess Olympiad: * 1st Olympiad at Emmen 1957 (+5 –4 =5); * 2nd Olympiad at

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1963 (+4 –3 =4); * 3rd Olympiad at

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1966 (+1 –5 =4). Rinder was awarded the WIM title in 1957. She had a son, Gerd (who played chess to a good level and was Bavarian Champion in 1960) and a daughter. Prior to her marriage, she studied singing and the piano.The Encyclopaedia of Chess Anne Sunnucks - 1976 "For many years the leading woman player in West Germany, Friedl Rinder has represented her country in the Women's Chess Olympiads and in a number of international tournaments. Before her marriage she studied singing and the piano."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rinder, Friedl 1905 births 2001 deaths Chess Woman International Masters People from Neuburg-Schrobenhausen Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria 20th-century German chess players German chess players

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