Ruth Volgl Cardoso (February 9, 1934 – February 11, 2000) was a chess player who was born, and died, in Salvador, Brazil. She held the title of Woman International Master (WIM) from FIDE.
Her father was a Brazilian businessman who went to Germany to study engineering. There he met and married Ruth's mother, afterwards bringing her to Brazil where Ruth was born.
Shortly after Ruth was born, her parents' marriage ended, and Ruth and her mother went...
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Ruth Volgl Cardoso (February 9, 1934 – February 11, 2000) was a chess player who was born, and died, in Salvador, Brazil. She held the title of Woman International Master (WIM) from FIDE.
Her father was a Brazilian businessman who went to Germany to study engineering. There he met and married Ruth's mother, afterwards bringing her to Brazil where Ruth was born.
Shortly after Ruth was born, her parents' marriage ended, and Ruth and her mother went to Germany. World War II broke out and Ruth and her mother spent the period in East Germany. When the war ended, the Soviet Army took over East Germany. Ruth would have been trapped there, except that she had dinner with General Dwight D. Eisenhower, who saw to it that Ruth would be allowed to escape to Brazil.
Ruth Cardoso was, for many years, the strongest woman chess player in South America. She won the South American Womens' Championship every time she competed (1966, 1969 and 1972). She won the Brazilian Chess Championship seven times....
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