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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.[2] 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.[3] References1. ^1 {{citation | last=Gaige | first=Jeremy | author-link=Jeremy Gaige | year=1987 | title=Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography | publisher=McFarland | isbn=0-7864-2353-6 | page=359}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Roos, Nancy}}{{US-chess-bio-stub}}2. ^{{citation | periodical=Chess Life | title=Gresser, Roos Share Title | volume=X | number=2 | date=September 20, 1955 | page=1}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 {{citation | periodical=Chess Life | title=Nancy Roos | volume=XI | number=18 | date=May 20, 1957 | page=4}} 5 : 1905 births|1957 deaths|American female chess players|Belgian female chess players|Sportspeople from Los Angeles |
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