Jolanta Dahlin

Jolanta Dahlin (née Szota, 30 July 1940 – 1991[1]), was a Polish and Swedish chess player, who hold the FIDE title of Woman FIDE Master (1987). She was a winner of the Swedish Women's Chess Championship (1973).

Jolanta Dahlin
CountryPoland
Sweden
Born(1940-07-30)30 July 1940
Poręba, Province of Silesia, Nazi Germany
Died1991
TitleWoman FIDE Master (1987)

Biography

At the turn of the 1960s and 1970s, Jolanta Szota was one of Poland's leading chess players. She made her first start in the final of the Polish Women's Chess Championship in 1962 in Grudziądz. Until 1971, she appeared eight times in the Polish Women's Chess Championship final tournaments, winning two titles of the Polish women's vice-champion: in 1967 in Kielce and in 1971 in Piotrków Trybunalski. In addition, in 1966, 1968 and 1969 she was fourth in the Polish Women's Chess Championship finals. She represented the colors of the Legion Warsaw chess club many times in the Polish Team Chess Championship and five times (1961, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1969) winning gold medals.[2] In 1971, she took part in two international tournaments, occupying 5th–6th place in Brașov, and 5th place in Piotrków Trybunalski.

After she married Gunnar Dahlin, she emigrated to Sweden and settled in Gothenburg, where she worked in a company trading with Eastern European countries. In 1973, she won the title of the Swedish Women's Chess Champion, and in 1976 she took 2nd place in the International Women's Chess tournament in Stockholm.

Jolanta Dahlin two times participated in the Women's World Chess Championship European Zonal Tournaments:

  • in 1975 in Karlovy Vary at European zonal 1 she shared 5th–7th place;[3]
  • in 1985 in Eksjö at Nordic European subzonal she shared 4th–5th place.[4]

Jolanta Dahlin played for Sweden in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[5]

Jolanta Dahlin played for Sweden in the Nordic Chess Cup:[6]

  • In 1977, at fifth board in the 8th Nordic Chess Cup in Glücksburg (+4, =1, −0), and won team and individual gold medals.

Jolanta Dahlin died of cancer in 1991.

References
  1. Felice, Gino Di (16 January 2018). Chess International Titleholders, 1950–2016. McFarland. ISBN 9781476633619. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022 – via Google Books.
  2. "OlimpBase :: Polish Team Chess Championship :: Jolanta Szota". www.olimpbase.org. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. "OlimpBase :: European zonal 1, Karlovy Vary 1975". www.olimpbase.org. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. "OlimpBase :: Nordic European subzonal 2B, Eksjö 1985". www.olimpbase.org. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  5. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Jolanta Dahlin". www.olimpbase.org. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  6. "OlimpBase :: Nordic Chess Cup :: Jolanta Dahlin". www.olimpbase.org. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.


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