Miss Fatima
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Miss Fatima was an Indian-British Indian female chess
master.
Miss Fatima won the British Women's Chess Championship
at Hastings in 1933. Earlier, she took 12th place at London 1932 (Edith Michell
won). She was a friend of maharaja Sir Umar Hayat Khan. The British Men's Champion in 1929, 1932, and 1933 was Mir Sultan Khan
, also a servant of Sir Umar.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master.
Miss Fatima won the British Women's Chess Championship
British Chess Championship
The British Chess Championship is organised by the English Chess Federation. There are separate championships for men and women. Since 1923 there have been sections for juniors, and since 1982 there has been an over-sixty championship. The championship venue usually changes every year and has been...
at Hastings in 1933. Earlier, she took 12th place at London 1932 (Edith Michell
Edith Michell
Edith Mary Ann Michell was an English female chess master.At the beginning of her career, she twice won Redhill Chess Club championships in 1906 and 1909...
won). She was a friend of maharaja Sir Umar Hayat Khan. The British Men's Champion in 1929, 1932, and 1933 was Mir Sultan Khan
Mir Sultan Khan
Malik Mir Sultan Khan was the strongest chess master of his time from Asia. This manservant from British India traveled with Colonel Nawab Sir Umar Hayat Khan , his master, to Britain, where he took the chess world by storm...
, also a servant of Sir Umar.
External links
- Edward WinterEdward Winter (chess historian)Edward Winter is an English journalist, archivist, historian, collector and author about the game of chess. He writes a regular column on that subject, Chess Notes, and is also a regular columnist for ChessBase.-Chess Notes:...
, Miss Fatima - Edward Winter, Chess Note 6208