Katarina Beskow, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Katarina Beskow

Swedish chess player

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1867

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1939

Profession: chess player

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Anna Katarina Beskow or Anna Catharina Beskow (2 February 1867 in Stockholm – 1937 in Tullstorp or 12 August 1939 in Salzburg) was a Swedish chess master.
She was a four-time Women's World Chess Championship challenger.
She took second place behind Vera Menchik at the first Women's World Championship in London 1927, fourth place at Hamburg 1930, fourth place at Prague 1931, and 23rd at Stockholm 1937.