Waltraud Nowarra
Waltraud Nowarra, née Schameitat, was a German chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master. She was a seven-time winner the East Germany Women's Chess Championship.Biography
In the 1960s, Waltraud Nowarra was one of the leading chess players in the East Germany. She won the East Germany Women's Chess Championships seven times: 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1968 and 1968, and also won silver and two bronze medals. In 1966, Waltraud Nowarra won Women's World Chess Championship Zonal Tournament. In 1967, she participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament in Subotica and taken 10th place. In 1970, she shared with Valentina Borisenko first place in the International Women's Chess tournament in Halle, but in 1972 she won the first place in the International Women's Chess tournament in Piotrków Trybunalski.
Waltraud Nowarra played for East Germany in the Women's Chess Olympiads:
In 1966, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master title.
