Róża Herman
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Róża Maria Herman (born 16 January 1902 - died 1995) - a Polish chess master.
In June 1935, she took 4th in 1st Polish Championship in Warsaw (Regina Gerlecka won). In August 1935, she tied for 6-7th , in the 5th Women's World Chess Championship in Warsaw (Vera Menchik won).
She took 11th in women's super tournament at Semmering 1936 (Sonja Graf won).[1] She took 6th at Warsaw 1937 (2nd POL-ch; Gerlecka won). In August 1937, she tied for 10-16th in 6th Women's World Chess Championship in Stockholm (Vera Menchik won). In 1939, she tied for 1st-2nd with Gerlecka in Warsaw championships.
After WW II, Herman took 16th in 8th Women's World Chess Championship at Moscow 1949/50 (Ludmila Rudenko won). She was twice Polish Champion at Lodz 1949 and Torun 1950, and Sub-Champion at Częstochowa 1951.
Awarded the WIM title in 1950.
She was a doctor of medicine, and lived in Lodz. [2]
