María Teresa Mora, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Cuban chess player
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Place of Birth: Havana, Havana Province, Cuba
About María Teresa Mora
- María Teresa Mora Iturralde (15 October 1902 – 3 October 1980) was a Cuban chess master. Born in Havana, she is the only person who received direct lessons from José Raúl Capablanca.
- Mora was the first woman to win the Cuban Chess Championship (in 1922).She was twice a challenger for the Women's World Champion.
- She tied for seventh/eighth place at Buenos Aires 1939 (Vera Menchik won), and 10-11th at Moscow 1949/50 (Lyudmila Rudenko won).Mora was awarded the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1950.
- She was born and died in Havana.
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