Catharina (Toos) Roodzant (née Glimmerveen) (21 October 1896,

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– 24 February 1999) was a Dutch female

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master. She won thrice the female

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(1935, 1936 and 1938). Roodzant lost a match for the title to

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0.5 : 4.5 in 1937, and lost two matches to

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, 0.5 : 3.5 in 1937 and 1 : 3 in 1939, both in Rotterdam. She tied for 10-16th in the 6th

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at Stockholm 1937, and tied for 7-8th in the 7th WWCC which took place during the

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1939 (

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won both events).Campeonato Mundo femenino
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References

External links

Catharina Roodzant at 365Chess.com
1896 births 1999 deaths Dutch female chess players Dutch women centenarians Sportspeople from Rotterdam Articles containing video clips 20th-century Dutch chess players 20th-century Dutch sportswomen {{netherlands-chess-bio-stub