Sarah Papp ( Hoolt, born 30 April 1988) is a

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player who holds the

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s of

Woman Grandmaster FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

and

International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

. She married Hungarian Grandmaster in September 2019.

Chess career

From 2001 to 2006, Hoolt participated in German Girls' Championships and won this tournament in 2006 (age category U18). From 2004 to 2008 she participated in

European Youth Chess Championship The European Youth Chess Championship is organized by the European Chess Union (ECU) in groups under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 years old. History The first tournament was held in 1991, and the under 8 category was introduced in 2007. Until 2002 t ...

s and

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s. In 2011 in

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Sarah Hoolt won German Women's Championship. She played for Germany in

Women's Chess Olympiad The Women's Chess Olympiad is an event held by FIDE (the International Chess Federation) since 1957 (every two years since 1972), where national women's teams compete at chess for gold, silver and bronze medals. Since 1976 the Women's Chess Olympia ...

s: * In 2008, at reserve board in the 38th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+0, =2, -3), * In 2010, at second board in the 39th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+1, =4, -3), * In 2014, at reserve board in the 41st Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+6, =2, -2). Hoolt played for Germany in

European Team Chess Championship The European Team Championship (often abbreviated in texts and games databases as ''ETC'') is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9. This more ...

: * In 2011, at reserve board in the 9th European Team Chess Championship (women) in

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(+2, =0, -5). She received the

Woman International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

(WIM) title in 2008 and the

(WGM) title in September 2012.

FIDE ratings

References

External links

* * * 1988 births Living people German female chess players German chess players Chess Woman Grandmasters Chess Olympiad competitors People from Nordhorn Chess International Masters 21st-century German sportswomen {{Germany-chess-bio-stub