Gisela Kahn Gresser

Gisela Kahn Gresser
CountryUnited States
Born(1906-02-08)February 8, 1906
Detroit, Michigan
DiedDecember 4, 2000(2000-12-04) (aged 94)
New York City
TitleWoman International Master (1950)
Peak rating2100 (January 1987)

Gisela Kahn Gresser (February 8, 1906 Detroit, Michigan – December 4, 2000)[1][2] was an American chess player. She dominated women's chess in the United States, winning the U.S. Women's Chess Championship nine times from 1944 to 1969.

  1. ^ Jeremy Gaige, Chess Personalia: A Biobibliography, McFarland & Company, 1987, p. 149. ISBN 0-7864-2353-6.
  2. ^ "Gisela Kahn Gresser", Chess Life, March 2001, p. 40.