Nancy Roos

Nancy Roos (February 28, 1905 – April 6, 1957)^[1] was a U.S. chess champion.

Born Nancy Krotoschin in Belgium,^[2] she married Martin Roos.^[1] Before coming to America she was active at the Cercle l'Echiquier in Brussels.^[2] Roos won the U.S. Women's Chess Championship in 1955 with Gisela Kahn Gresser, both scoring 9–2.^[3] She took second at the Pan-American Tournament in 1954 behind Mary Bain and Mona May Karff, and tied for second at the 1942 U.S. Women's Championship behind Adele Belcher and Karff.^[2] Roos was a professional photographer and at the time of her death was the second highest rated woman in the U.S. Chess Federation.^[2] She died of cancer in Los Angeles, California.^[2]

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 359, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6 
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Nancy Roos", Chess Life XI (18), May 20, 1957: 4 
3. ↑ "Gresser, Roos Share Title", Chess Life X (2), September 20, 1955: 1