Sonja Graf

Sonja Graf
Graf in 1934
Full nameSusanna Graf
CountryGermany
United States
Born(1908-12-16)December 16, 1908
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
DiedMarch 6, 1965(1965-03-06) (aged 56)
New York City, New York, United States
TitleWoman International Master (1950)

Susanna "Sonja" Graf[1] (December 16, 1908 – March 6, 1965) was a German and American chess player. She was a women's world championship runner-up and a two-time U.S. women's champion. In 2016, she was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame.[2]

  1. ^ Her real name was Susanna Graf, according to Ken Whyld Foundation & Association and Passengers of the Piriápolis
  2. ^ "Sonja Graf-Stevenson". World Chess Hall of Fame. March 23, 2017.