Salme Rootare
1913–1987Salme Rootare tied for 4‑5th at the 1959 Plovdiv Candidates Tournament and defeated Ludmilla Rudenko in a 1956 tournament when Rudenko resigned believing she was mated.
Particulars
Salme Rootare tied for fourth‑fifth place at the Candidates Tournament in Plovdiv in 1959, which was part of the Women's World Chess Championship cycle.
In a recorded tournament game in 1956, Salme Rootare beat Ludmilla Rudenko, the all‑USSR women's champion from 1950 to 1953, when Rudenko resigned, believing she would be mated on her next move; both players later realized that Rudenko had a saving move.
Compiled from Wikipedia. Automated record.