María Teresa Mora

María Teresa Mora Iturralde (15 October 1902 – 3 October 1980) was a Cuban chess master.[1]

Born in Havana, she is the only person who received direct lessons from José Raúl Capablanca.[2] Mora was the first woman to win the Cuban Chess Championship (in 1922).[3][4]

She was twice a challenger for the Women's World Champion. She tied for seventh/eighth place at Buenos Aires 1939 (Vera Menchik won),[5][6] and 10-11th at Moscow 1949/50 (Lyudmila Rudenko won).[7]

Mora was awarded the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1950.[8] She was born and died in Havana.[8]

References
  1. Chessbase: Capablanca's student: María Teresa Mora Iturralde
  2. "Emisora Habana Radio". Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
  3. "Ajedrez". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
  4. Cuba -La Jiribilla
  5. Campeonato Mundo femenino Buenos Aires 1939
  6. femminile
  7. World Chess Championship (women) : 1949-50 Title Tournament
  8. Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 289, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6


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